What color is #D6859F?

#D6859F is a light, desaturated rose known as Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Primrose?

The RGB value is 214, 133, 159: 214 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Primrose?

The complementary color is #85D6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6859F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Primrose color: hex code #D6859F

#D6859F rgb(214, 133, 159)

Shades of pink

Primrose has the hex code #D6859F. It is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 52.2% green and 62.4% blue (214, 133, 159).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 50% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 26% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

Primrose (#D6859F) color codes

HEX	`#D6859F`
RGB	`rgb(214, 133, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 52.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 50%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 38%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 26%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.63, 34.45, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.63, 34.46, 358.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.378, 33.577, 37.043)`
Decimal	`14058911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Primrose, 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 #D6859F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6859F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #D6859F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6859f; }
.text { color: #d6859f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6859f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 133 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6859f, #d69485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

See #D6859F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D6859F?: #D6859F is a light, desaturated rose known as Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Primrose?: The RGB value is 214, 133, 159: 214 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Primrose?: The complementary color is #85D6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6859F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.