What color is #D198B5?

#D198B5 is a light, desaturated rose known as Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Exotic Lilac?

The RGB value is 209, 152, 181: 209 red, 152 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Exotic Lilac?

The complementary color is #98D1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D198B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Exotic Lilac color: hex code #D198B5

#D198B5 rgb(209, 152, 181)

Shades of pink

Exotic Lilac has the hex code #D198B5. It is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 59.6% green and 71% blue (209, 152, 181).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 38% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

Exotic Lilac (#D198B5) color codes

HEX	`#D198B5`
RGB	`rgb(209, 152, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 59.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 38%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 27%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 13%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69, 25.78, -6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69, 26.61, 345.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.863, 39.35, 48.887)`
Decimal	`13736117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Exotic Lilac, 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 #D198B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D198B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	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 #D198B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d198b5; }
.text { color: #d198b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d198b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 152 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d198b5, #d19899); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

See #D198B5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D198B5?: #D198B5 is a light, desaturated rose known as Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Exotic Lilac?: The RGB value is 209, 152, 181: 209 red, 152 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Exotic Lilac?: The complementary color is #98D1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D198B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.