What color is #D099C4?

#D099C4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D099C4?

The RGB value is 208, 153, 196: 208 red, 153 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D099C4?

The complementary color is #99D0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D099C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D099C4 color

#D099C4 rgb(208, 153, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D099C4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 60% green and 76.9% blue (208, 153, 196).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 37% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Girl Power (#D39BCB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#D099C4 color codes

HEX	`#D099C4`
RGB	`rgb(208, 153, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 60%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 37%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.6, 27.46, -14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.6, 30.85, 332.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.367, 40.18, 57.474)`
Decimal	`13670852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D099C4, 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 #D099C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D099C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #D099C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d099c4; }
.text { color: #d099c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d099c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 153 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d099c4, #d099a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D099C4?: #D099C4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D099C4?: The RGB value is 208, 153, 196: 208 red, 153 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D099C4?: The complementary color is #99D0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D099C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.