What color is #D9BABB?

#D9BABB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9BABB?

The RGB value is 217, 186, 187: 217 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9BABB?

The complementary color is #BAD9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9BABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9BABB color

#D9BABB rgb(217, 186, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9BABB is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 72.9% green and 73.3% blue (217, 186, 187).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 29% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#D9BABB color codes

HEX	`#D9BABB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 186, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 72.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 29%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.15, 11.22, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.15, 11.78, 17.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.143, 53.459, 54.418)`
Decimal	`14269115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9BABB, 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 #D9BABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9BABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #D9BABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9babb; }
.text { color: #d9babb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9babb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 186 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9babb, #d9c9ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D9BABB?: #D9BABB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9BABB?: The RGB value is 217, 186, 187: 217 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9BABB?: The complementary color is #BAD9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9BABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.