What color is #D8948B?

#D8948B is a light, desaturated red known as Powder Blush. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Powder Blush?

The RGB value is 216, 148, 139: 216 red, 148 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Powder Blush?

The complementary color is #8BCFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8948B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Powder Blush color: hex code #D8948B

#D8948B rgb(216, 148, 139)

Shades of red

Powder Blush has the hex code #D8948B. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 58% green and 54.5% blue (216, 148, 139).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 50% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 36% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

Powder Blush (#D8948B) color codes

HEX	`#D8948B`
RGB	`rgb(216, 148, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 58%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 50%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 36%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 36%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.76, 24.5, 15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.76, 28.81, 31.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.571, 37.646, 29.393)`
Decimal	`14193803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Powder Blush, 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 #D8948B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8948B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #D8948B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8948b; }
.text { color: #d8948b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8948b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 148 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8948b, #d8bb8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

See #D8948B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D8948B?: #D8948B is a light, desaturated red known as Powder Blush. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Powder Blush?: The RGB value is 216, 148, 139: 216 red, 148 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Powder Blush?: The complementary color is #8BCFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8948B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.