What color is #D5A1A9?

#D5A1A9 is a light, desaturated red known as Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Young at Heart?

The RGB value is 213, 161, 169: 213 red, 161 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Young at Heart?

The complementary color is #A1D5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5A1A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Young at Heart color: hex code #D5A1A9

#D5A1A9 rgb(213, 161, 169)

Shades of pink

Young at Heart has the hex code #D5A1A9. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 63.1% green and 66.3% blue (213, 161, 169).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 38% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

Young at Heart (#D5A1A9) color codes

HEX	`#D5A1A9`
RGB	`rgb(213, 161, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 63.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 38%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 24%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.22, 20.43, 3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.22, 20.7, 9.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.347, 42.503, 43.238)`
Decimal	`14000553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Young at Heart, 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 #D5A1A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5A1A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #D5A1A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5a1a9; }
.text { color: #d5a1a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5a1a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 161 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5a1a9, #d5b3a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

See #D5A1A9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D5A1A9?: #D5A1A9 is a light, desaturated red known as Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Young at Heart?: The RGB value is 213, 161, 169: 213 red, 161 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Young at Heart?: The complementary color is #A1D5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5A1A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.