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#D3B4B1 Color

#D3B4B1 is rgb(211, 180, 177) in RGB, hsl(5, 28%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3B4B1
HEX#D3B4B1
RGBrgb(211, 180, 177)
HSLhsl(5, 28%, 76%)
HSVhsv(5, 16%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.036 24.5)
LABlab(75.99% 11.16 5.90)
LCHlch(75.99% 12.62 27.84)

What #D3B4B1 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 #D3B4B1, 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 red in the library.

#D3B4B1 Channel Values

How #D3B4B1 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 211 · G 180 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 5° · S 28% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 5° · S 16% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 16% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3B4B1 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D3B4B1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D3B4B1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3B4B1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D3B4B1

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 #D3B4B1.

How #D3B4B1 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#D3B4B1
Protanopia#BABAB1
Protanomaly#C4B7B1
Deuteranopia#BFBFB0
Deuteranomaly#C7BBB0
Tritanopia#D3B4B4
Tritanomaly#D3B4B3
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3B4B1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3b4b1: #D3B4B1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3B4B1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3b4b1': '#D3B4B1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.706, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_d3b4b1">#D3B4B1</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3B4B1"

More Red Colors

#D3B4B1 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D3B4B1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3B4B1?

#D3B4B1 is a light red — rgb(211, 180, 177) in RGB and hsl(5, 28%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #D3B4B1?

#D3B4B1 is rgb(211, 180, 177) — red 211, green 180, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3B4B1?

#D3B4B1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3B4B1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3B4B1 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3B4B1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3B4B1 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 12.74, which is visibly different.

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