What color is #D9B8CB?

#D9B8CB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9B8CB?

The RGB value is 217, 184, 203: 217 red, 184 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9B8CB?

The complementary color is #B8D9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9B8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9B8CB color

#D9B8CB rgb(217, 184, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D9B8CB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 72.2% green and 79.6% blue (217, 184, 203).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Berry (#DEBCCD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#D9B8CB color codes

HEX	`#D9B8CB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 184, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 72.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.08, 14.98, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.08, 15.85, 340.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.534, 53.346, 63.807)`
Decimal	`14268619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9B8CB, 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 #D9B8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9B8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	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 #D9B8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9b8cb; }
.text { color: #d9b8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9b8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 184 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9b8cb, #d9b8bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D9B8CB?: #D9B8CB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9B8CB?: The RGB value is 217, 184, 203: 217 red, 184 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9B8CB?: The complementary color is #B8D9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9B8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.