What color is #D9BAC5?

#D9BAC5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9BAC5?

The RGB value is 217, 186, 197: 217 red, 186 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9BAC5?

The complementary color is #BAD9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9BAC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9BAC5 color

#D9BAC5 rgb(217, 186, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9BAC5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 72.9% green and 77.3% blue (217, 186, 197).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 29% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#D9BAC5 color codes

HEX	`#D9BAC5`
RGB	`rgb(217, 186, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 72.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 29%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.4, 12.88, -1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.4, 12.96, 353.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.251, 53.902, 60.253)`
Decimal	`14269125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9BAC5, 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 #D9BAC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9BAC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #D9BAC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9bac5; }
.text { color: #d9bac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9bac5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 186 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9bac5, #d9beba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D9BAC5?: #D9BAC5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9BAC5?: The RGB value is 217, 186, 197: 217 red, 186 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9BAC5?: The complementary color is #BAD9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9BAC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.