What color is #D8BFBE?

#D8BFBE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8BFBE?

The RGB value is 216, 191, 190: 216 red, 191 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8BFBE?

The complementary color is #BED7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8BFBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8BFBE color

#D8BFBE rgb(216, 191, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8BFBE is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 74.9% green and 74.5% blue (216, 191, 190).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 25% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#D8BFBE color codes

HEX	`#D8BFBE`
RGB	`rgb(216, 191, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 74.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 25%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.37, 8.68, 3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.37, 9.45, 23.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.243, 55.579, 56.47)`
Decimal	`14204862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BFBE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D8BFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BFBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D8BFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8bfbe; }
.text { color: #d8bfbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8bfbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 191 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8bfbe, #d8ccbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D8BFBE?: #D8BFBE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8BFBE?: The RGB value is 216, 191, 190: 216 red, 191 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BFBE?: The complementary color is #BED7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BFBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.