What color is #D1668F?

#D1668F is a moderate rose known as Preppy Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Preppy Rose?

The RGB value is 209, 102, 143: 209 red, 102 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Preppy Rose?

The complementary color is #66D1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1668F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Preppy Rose color: hex code #D1668F

#D1668F rgb(209, 102, 143)

Shades of pink

Preppy Rose has the hex code #D1668F. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 40% green and 56.1% blue (209, 102, 143).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 54% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 32% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

Preppy Rose (#D1668F) color codes

HEX	`#D1668F`
RGB	`rgb(209, 102, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 40%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 54%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 51%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 32%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.12, 46.61, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.12, 46.68, 356.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.005, 25.045, 28.919)`
Decimal	`13723279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Preppy Rose, 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 #D1668F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D1668F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #D1668F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1668f; }
.text { color: #d1668f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1668f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 102 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1668f, #d17366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D1668F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D1668F?: #D1668F is a moderate rose known as Preppy Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Preppy Rose?: The RGB value is 209, 102, 143: 209 red, 102 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Preppy Rose?: The complementary color is #66D1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1668F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.