What color is #D089BC?

#D089BC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D089BC?

The RGB value is 208, 137, 188: 208 red, 137 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D089BC?

The complementary color is #89D09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D089BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D089BC color

#D089BC rgb(208, 137, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D089BC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 53.7% green and 73.7% blue (208, 137, 188).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 43% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#D089BC color codes

HEX	`#D089BC`
RGB	`rgb(208, 137, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 53.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 43%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 34%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.7, 34.75, -15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.7, 38.03, 336.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.035, 34.934, 51.991)`
Decimal	`13666748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D089BC, 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 #D089BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D089BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #D089BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d089bc; }
.text { color: #d089bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d089bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 137 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d089bc, #d08999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D089BC?: #D089BC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D089BC?: The RGB value is 208, 137, 188: 208 red, 137 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D089BC?: The complementary color is #89D09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D089BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.