What color is #D74894?

#D74894 is a moderate rose known as Kirby. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kirby?

The RGB value is 215, 72, 148: 215 red, 72 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kirby?

The complementary color is #48D78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D74894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kirby color: hex code #D74894

#D74894 rgb(215, 72, 148)

Shades of pink

Kirby has the hex code #D74894. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 28.2% green and 58% blue (215, 72, 148).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 64% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 31% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

Kirby (#D74894) color codes

HEX	`#D74894`
RGB	`rgb(215, 72, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 28.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 64%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 67%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 31%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.19, 62.47, -11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.19, 63.46, 349.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.689, 21.224, 30.228)`
Decimal	`14108820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kirby, 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 #D74894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D74894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #D74894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d74894; }
.text { color: #d74894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d74894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 72 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d74894, #d7484d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D74894 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D74894?: #D74894 is a moderate rose known as Kirby. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kirby?: The RGB value is 215, 72, 148: 215 red, 72 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kirby?: The complementary color is #48D78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D74894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.