What color is #D9C1BD?

#D9C1BD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C1BD?

The RGB value is 217, 193, 189: 217 red, 193 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C1BD?

The complementary color is #BDD5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C1BD color

#D9C1BD rgb(217, 193, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9C1BD is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 75.7% green and 74.1% blue (217, 193, 189).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#D9C1BD color codes

HEX	`#D9C1BD`
RGB	`rgb(217, 193, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 75.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.94, 7.81, 5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.94, 9.33, 33.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.87, 56.567, 56.057)`
Decimal	`14270909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C1BD, 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 #D9C1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #D9C1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c1bd; }
.text { color: #d9c1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 193 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c1bd, #d9cfbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D9C1BD?: #D9C1BD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C1BD?: The RGB value is 217, 193, 189: 217 red, 193 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C1BD?: The complementary color is #BDD5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.