What color is #D9BCC3?

#D9BCC3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9BCC3?

The RGB value is 217, 188, 195: 217 red, 188 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9BCC3?

The complementary color is #BCD9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9BCC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9BCC3 color

#D9BCC3 rgb(217, 188, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9BCC3 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 73.7% green and 76.5% blue (217, 188, 195).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#D9BCC3 color codes

HEX	`#D9BCC3`
RGB	`rgb(217, 188, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 73.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.84, 11.47, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.84, 11.47, 1.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.448, 54.66, 59.196)`
Decimal	`14269635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9BCC3, 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 #D9BCC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9BCC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #D9BCC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9bcc3; }
.text { color: #d9bcc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9bcc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 188 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9bcc3, #d9c4bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D9BCC3?: #D9BCC3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9BCC3?: The RGB value is 217, 188, 195: 217 red, 188 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9BCC3?: The complementary color is #BCD9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9BCC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.