What color is #D096B0?

#D096B0 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D096B0?

The RGB value is 208, 150, 176: 208 red, 150 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D096B0?

The complementary color is #96D0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D096B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D096B0 color

#D096B0 rgb(208, 150, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D096B0 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 58.8% green and 69% blue (208, 150, 176).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#D096B0 color codes

HEX	`#D096B0`
RGB	`rgb(208, 150, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 58.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 15%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.28, 25.69, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.28, 26.15, 349.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.755, 38.359, 46.113)`
Decimal	`13670064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D096B0, 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 #D096B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D096B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #D096B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d096b0; }
.text { color: #d096b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d096b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 150 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d096b0, #d09996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D096B0?: #D096B0 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D096B0?: The RGB value is 208, 150, 176: 208 red, 150 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D096B0?: The complementary color is #96D0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D096B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.