What color is #D8A1C4?

#D8A1C4 is a light, desaturated rose known as Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pastel Lavender?

The RGB value is 216, 161, 196: 216 red, 161 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pastel Lavender?

The complementary color is #A1D8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8A1C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pastel Lavender color: hex code #D8A1C4

#D8A1C4 rgb(216, 161, 196)

Shades of pink

Pastel Lavender has the hex code #D8A1C4. It is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 63.1% green and 76.9% blue (216, 161, 196).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 41% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4) color codes

HEX	`#D8A1C4`
RGB	`rgb(216, 161, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 63.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 41%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 25%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.28, 25.86, -9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.28, 27.71, 338.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.027, 44.076, 58.034)`
Decimal	`14197188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pastel Lavender, 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 #D8A1C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8A1C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #D8A1C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8a1c4; }
.text { color: #d8a1c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8a1c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 161 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8a1c4, #d8a1a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

See #D8A1C4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D8A1C4?: #D8A1C4 is a light, desaturated rose known as Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pastel Lavender?: The RGB value is 216, 161, 196: 216 red, 161 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pastel Lavender?: The complementary color is #A1D8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8A1C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.