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#D1B3BC Color

#D1B3BC is rgb(209, 179, 188) in RGB, hsl(342, 25%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D1B3BC
HEX#D1B3BC
RGBrgb(209, 179, 188)
HSLhsl(342, 25%, 76%)
HSVhsv(342, 14%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.037 357.9)
LABlab(75.79% 12.26 -0.37)
LCHlch(75.79% 12.26 358.25)

What #D1B3BC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D1B3BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#D1B3BC Channel Values

How #D1B3BC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 209 · G 179 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 25% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 14% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 10% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D1B3BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D1B3BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D1B3BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D1B3BC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D1B3BC.

How #D1B3BC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D1B3BC
Protanopia#B9B9BC
Protanomaly#C3B6BC
Deuteranopia#BEBEBB
Deuteranomaly#C6B9BB
Tritanopia#D0B4B4
Tritanomaly#D0B4B7
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D1B3BC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d1b3bc: #D1B3BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D1B3BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d1b3bc': '#D1B3BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.702, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_d1b3bc">#D1B3BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#D1B3BC"

More Pink Colors

#D1B3BC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D1B3BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D1B3BC?

#D1B3BC is a light pink — rgb(209, 179, 188) in RGB and hsl(342, 25%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #D1B3BC?

#D1B3BC is rgb(209, 179, 188) — red 209, green 179, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D1B3BC?

#D1B3BC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D1B3BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D1B3BC scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D1B3BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D1B3BC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 9.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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