What color is #D9B5CA?

#D9B5CA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9B5CA?

The RGB value is 217, 181, 202: 217 red, 181 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9B5CA?

The complementary color is #B5D9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9B5CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9B5CA color

#D9B5CA rgb(217, 181, 202)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D9B5CA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 71% green and 79.2% blue (217, 181, 202).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 32% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#D9B5CA color codes

HEX	`#D9B5CA`
RGB	`rgb(217, 181, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 71%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 32%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.32, 16.42, -5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.32, 17.4, 340.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.799, 52.065, 62.976)`
Decimal	`14267850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9B5CA, 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 #D9B5CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9B5CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #D9B5CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9b5ca; }
.text { color: #d9b5ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9b5ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 181 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9b5ca, #d9b5b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D9B5CA?: #D9B5CA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9B5CA?: The RGB value is 217, 181, 202: 217 red, 181 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9B5CA?: The complementary color is #B5D9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9B5CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.