What color is #D9BEC9?

#D9BEC9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9BEC9?

The RGB value is 217, 190, 201: 217 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9BEC9?

The complementary color is #BED9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9BEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9BEC9 color

#D9BEC9 rgb(217, 190, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9BEC9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 74.5% green and 78.8% blue (217, 190, 201).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 26% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#D9BEC9 color codes

HEX	`#D9BEC9`
RGB	`rgb(217, 190, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 74.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 26%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.5, 11.42, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.5, 11.59, 350.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.57, 55.797, 62.984)`
Decimal	`14270153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9BEC9, 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 #D9BEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9BEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	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 #D9BEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9bec9; }
.text { color: #d9bec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9bec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 190 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9bec9, #d9c1be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D9BEC9?: #D9BEC9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9BEC9?: The RGB value is 217, 190, 201: 217 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9BEC9?: The complementary color is #BED9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9BEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.