What color is #D9B6AE?

#D9B6AE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9B6AE?

The RGB value is 217, 182, 174: 217 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9B6AE?

The complementary color is #AED1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9B6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9B6AE color

#D9B6AE rgb(217, 182, 174)

Shades of red

The hex color #D9B6AE is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 71.4% green and 68.2% blue (217, 182, 174).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Borlotti Bean (#D9B1AA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#D9B6AE color codes

HEX	`#D9B6AE`
RGB	`rgb(217, 182, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 71.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 20%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.84, 11.33, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.84, 14.33, 37.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.983, 51.265, 47.14)`
Decimal	`14268078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9B6AE, 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 #D9B6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9B6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #D9B6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9b6ae; }
.text { color: #d9b6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9b6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 182 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9b6ae, #d9ccae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D9B6AE?: #D9B6AE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9B6AE?: The RGB value is 217, 182, 174: 217 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9B6AE?: The complementary color is #AED1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9B6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.