What color is #D8BFBF?

#D8BFBF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8BFBF?

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

What is the complementary color of #D8BFBF?

The complementary color is #BFD8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8BFBF?

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.

#D8BFBF color

#D8BFBF rgb(216, 191, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8BFBF is a light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 24% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#D8BFBF color codes

HEX	`#D8BFBF`
RGB	`rgb(216, 191, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 74.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 24%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.4, 8.84, 3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.4, 9.42, 20.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.353, 55.623, 57.048)`
Decimal	`14204863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BFBF, 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 #D8BFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BFBF 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 #D8BFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8bfbf; }
.text { color: #d8bfbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8bfbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 191 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8bfbf, #d8ccbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D8BFBF?: #D8BFBF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8BFBF?: The RGB value is 216, 191, 191: 216 red, 191 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BFBF?: The complementary color is #BFD8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BFBF?: 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.