What color is #D9BCC6?

#D9BCC6 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 #D9BCC6?

The RGB value is 217, 188, 198: 217 red, 188 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9BCC6?

The complementary color is #BCD9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9BCC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9BCC6 color

#D9BCC6 rgb(217, 188, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9BCC6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 73.7% green and 77.6% blue (217, 188, 198).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#D9BCC6 color codes

HEX	`#D9BCC6`
RGB	`rgb(217, 188, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 73.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.92, 11.98, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.92, 12.04, 354.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.791, 54.797, 61)`
Decimal	`14269638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9BCC6, 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 #D9BCC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9BCC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #D9BCC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9bcc6; }
.text { color: #d9bcc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9bcc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 188 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9bcc6, #d9c1bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D9BCC6?: #D9BCC6 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 #D9BCC6?: The RGB value is 217, 188, 198: 217 red, 188 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9BCC6?: The complementary color is #BCD9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9BCC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.