What color is #D9B9C1?

#D9B9C1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9B9C1?

The RGB value is 217, 185, 193: 217 red, 185 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9B9C1?

The complementary color is #B9D9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9B9C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9B9C1 color

#D9B9C1 rgb(217, 185, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9B9C1 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 72.5% green and 75.7% blue (217, 185, 193).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#D9B9C1 color codes

HEX	`#D9B9C1`
RGB	`rgb(217, 185, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 72.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.05, 12.74, 0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.05, 12.74, 0.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.589, 53.301, 57.802)`
Decimal	`14268865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9B9C1, 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 #D9B9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9B9C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #D9B9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9b9c1; }
.text { color: #d9b9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9b9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 185 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9b9c1, #d9c1b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D9B9C1?: #D9B9C1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9B9C1?: The RGB value is 217, 185, 193: 217 red, 185 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9B9C1?: The complementary color is #B9D9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9B9C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.