What color is #D07DAC?

#D07DAC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D07DAC?

The RGB value is 208, 125, 172: 208 red, 125 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D07DAC?

The complementary color is #7DD0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D07DAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D07DAC color

#D07DAC rgb(208, 125, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D07DAC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 49% green and 67.5% blue (208, 125, 172).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 47% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#D07DAC color codes

HEX	`#D07DAC`
RGB	`rgb(208, 125, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 49%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 47%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 40%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.56, 38.55, -11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.56, 40.13, 343.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.793, 31.058, 42.868)`
Decimal	`13663660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D07DAC, 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 #D07DAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D07DAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #D07DAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d07dac; }
.text { color: #d07dac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d07dac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 125 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d07dac, #d07d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #D07DAC?: #D07DAC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D07DAC?: The RGB value is 208, 125, 172: 208 red, 125 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D07DAC?: The complementary color is #7DD0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D07DAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.