What color is #D09AA7?

#D09AA7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D09AA7?

The RGB value is 208, 154, 167: 208 red, 154 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D09AA7?

The complementary color is #9AD0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D09AA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D09AA7 color

#D09AA7 rgb(208, 154, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D09AA7 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 60.4% green and 65.5% blue (208, 154, 167).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 36% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#D09AA7 color codes

HEX	`#D09AA7`
RGB	`rgb(208, 154, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 60.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 36%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 20%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.98, 22.09, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.98, 22.12, 3.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.543, 39.313, 41.794)`
Decimal	`13671079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D09AA7, 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 #D09AA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D09AA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #D09AA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d09aa7; }
.text { color: #d09aa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d09aa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 154 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d09aa7, #d0a89a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D09AA7?: #D09AA7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D09AA7?: The RGB value is 208, 154, 167: 208 red, 154 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D09AA7?: The complementary color is #9AD0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D09AA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.