Close to Rose Quartz
#D9BCBC
#D9BCBC is a light, muted pink, close to the color Rose Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 85.1% red, 73.7% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #D9BCBC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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11.87:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.77:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.87:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #D9BCBC as they’d see it.
#D9BCBC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #D9BCBC
What color is #D9BCBC?
#D9BCBC is a light, muted pink, close to the color Rose Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 85.1% red, 73.7% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #D9BCBC in RGB?
#D9BCBC is rgb(217, 188, 188): 217 red, 188 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #D9BCBC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 13, 13, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #D9BCBC?
PANTONE 434 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #D9BCBC?
Its complement #A9C9C9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.