D6BBBB

#D6BBBB closest to Shy Young Salmon

#D6BBBB is a light gray; the closest named color is Shy Young Salmon. In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(214, 187, 187)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 25% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black. #D6BBBB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.68:1.

#D6BBBB color conversion

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Variations of #D6BBBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#D6BBBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#D6BBBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D6BBBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5C3BB
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBEBB
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6BEBB
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5C3BB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAC0BB
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCB9BB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D9BABB
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7C0C0

#D6BBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#D6BBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.68:1 Very good#D6BBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D6BBBB in CSS

/* Shy Young Salmon */
.color { color: #D6BBBB; }
.background { background-color: #D6BBBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D6BBBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(214 187 187);
color: hsl(0 25% 79%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.031 17.8);

#D6BBBB FAQ

What color is #D6BBBB?

#D6BBBB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #D6BBBB?

#D6BBBB is rgb(214, 187, 187) in RGB, hsl(0, 25%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D6BBBB?

The complementary color of #D6BBBB is #BBD6D6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D6BBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #D6BBBB: 11.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D6BBBB a warm or cool color?

#D6BBBB is a neutral color.