What color is #D097BD?

#D097BD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D097BD?

The RGB value is 208, 151, 189: 208 red, 151 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D097BD?

The complementary color is #97D0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D097BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D097BD color

#D097BD rgb(208, 151, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D097BD is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 59.2% green and 74.1% blue (208, 151, 189).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Perfume (#D49AB9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#D097BD color codes

HEX	`#D097BD`
RGB	`rgb(208, 151, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 59.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 27%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.91, 27.32, -11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.91, 29.53, 337.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.264, 39.219, 53.267)`
Decimal	`13670333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D097BD, 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 #D097BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D097BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #D097BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d097bd; }
.text { color: #d097bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d097bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 151 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d097bd, #d097a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D097BD?: #D097BD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D097BD?: The RGB value is 208, 151, 189: 208 red, 151 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D097BD?: The complementary color is #97D0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D097BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.