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#D9BABB Color

#D9BABB is rgb(217, 186, 187) in RGB, hsl(358, 29%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 15%) 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 6.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9BABB
HEX#D9BABB
RGBrgb(217, 186, 187)
HSLhsl(358, 29%, 79%)
HSVhsv(358, 14%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.036 15.7)
LABlab(78.26% 11.56 3.82)
LCHlch(78.26% 12.18 18.28)

What #D9BABB 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 #D9BABB, 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.

#D9BABB Channel Values

How #D9BABB 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 217 · G 186 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 29% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 14% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 14% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9BABB 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D9BABB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9BABB; 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 #D9BABB

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

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How #D9BABB 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#D9BABB
Protanopia#C0C0BB
Protanomaly#CABDBB
Deuteranopia#C5C5BA
Deuteranomaly#CDC1BA
Tritanopia#D9BABA
Tritanomaly#D9BABA
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

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Using #D9BABB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9babb: #D9BABB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9BABB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9babb': '#D9BABB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.729, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_d9babb">#D9BABB</color>
SVG fillfill="#D9BABB"

More Red Colors

#D9BABB sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D9BABB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9BABB?

#D9BABB is a light red — rgb(217, 186, 187) in RGB and hsl(358, 29%, 79%) 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 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #D9BABB?

#D9BABB is rgb(217, 186, 187) — red 217, green 186, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9BABB?

#D9BABB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9BABB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9BABB scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9BABB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9BABB 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 12.19, which is visibly different.

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