What color is #D9B5BC?

#D9B5BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9B5BC?

The RGB value is 217, 181, 188: 217 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9B5BC?

The complementary color is #B5D9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9B5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9B5BC color

#D9B5BC rgb(217, 181, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D9B5BC is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 71% green and 73.7% blue (217, 181, 188).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 32% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#D9B5BC color codes

HEX	`#D9B5BC`
RGB	`rgb(217, 181, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 71%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 32%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.94, 14.06, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.94, 14.12, 5.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.216, 51.432, 54.639)`
Decimal	`14267836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9B5BC, 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 #D9B5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9B5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #D9B5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9b5bc; }
.text { color: #d9b5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9b5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 181 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9b5bc, #d9c0b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D9B5BC?: #D9B5BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9B5BC?: The RGB value is 217, 181, 188: 217 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9B5BC?: The complementary color is #B5D9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9B5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.