What color is #D19C97?

#D19C97 is a light, desaturated red known as Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Savoury Salmon?

The RGB value is 209, 156, 151: 209 red, 156 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Savoury Salmon?

The complementary color is #97CCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D19C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Savoury Salmon color: hex code #D19C97

#D19C97 rgb(209, 156, 151)

Shades of pink

Savoury Salmon has the hex code #D19C97. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 61.2% green and 59.2% blue (209, 156, 151).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

Savoury Salmon (#D19C97) color codes

HEX	`#D19C97`
RGB	`rgb(209, 156, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 61.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.16, 19.04, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.16, 21.67, 28.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.77, 39.569, 34.604)`
Decimal	`13737111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Savoury Salmon, 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 #D19C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D19C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #D19C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d19c97; }
.text { color: #d19c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d19c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 156 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d19c97, #d1b997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

See #D19C97 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D19C97?: #D19C97 is a light, desaturated red known as Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Savoury Salmon?: The RGB value is 209, 156, 151: 209 red, 156 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Savoury Salmon?: The complementary color is #97CCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D19C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.