What color is #DE5D83?

#DE5D83 is a moderate rose known as Blush d’Amour. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blush d’Amour?

The RGB value is 222, 93, 131: 222 red, 93 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blush d’Amour?

The complementary color is #5DDEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE5D83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blush d’Amour color: hex code #DE5D83

#DE5D83 rgb(222, 93, 131)

Shades of pink

Blush d’Amour has the hex code #DE5D83. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 36.5% green and 51.4% blue (222, 93, 131).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 66% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 41% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

Blush d’Amour (#DE5D83) color codes

HEX	`#DE5D83`
RGB	`rgb(222, 93, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 36.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 66%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 58%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 41%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.08, 53.8, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.08, 54.01, 5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.138, 25.001, 24.286)`
Decimal	`14572931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blush d’Amour, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DE5D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DE5D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DE5D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de5d83; }
.text { color: #de5d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de5d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 93 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de5d83, #de775d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

See #DE5D83 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DE5D83?: #DE5D83 is a moderate rose known as Blush d’Amour. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blush d’Amour?: The RGB value is 222, 93, 131: 222 red, 93 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blush d’Amour?: The complementary color is #5DDEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE5D83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.