What color is #D9BFB9?

#D9BFB9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9BFB9?

The RGB value is 217, 191, 185: 217 red, 191 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9BFB9?

The complementary color is #B9D3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9BFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9BFB9 color

#D9BFB9 rgb(217, 191, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9BFB9 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 74.9% green and 72.5% blue (217, 191, 185).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Rose (#E2BEB4), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#D9BFB9 color codes

HEX	`#D9BFB9`
RGB	`rgb(217, 191, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 74.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.34, 8.23, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.34, 10.43, 37.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.003, 55.517, 53.655)`
Decimal	`14270393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9BFB9, 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 #D9BFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9BFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #D9BFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9bfb9; }
.text { color: #d9bfb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9bfb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 191 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9bfb9, #d9cfb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D9BFB9?: #D9BFB9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9BFB9?: The RGB value is 217, 191, 185: 217 red, 191 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9BFB9?: The complementary color is #B9D3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9BFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.