What color is #D09AA8?

#D09AA8 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D09AA8?

The RGB value is 208, 154, 168: 208 red, 154 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D09AA8?

The complementary color is #9AD0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D09AA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D09AA8 color

#D09AA8 rgb(208, 154, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D09AA8 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 60.4% green and 65.9% blue (208, 154, 168).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 36% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#D09AA8 color codes

HEX	`#D09AA8`
RGB	`rgb(208, 154, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 60.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 36%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69, 22.25, 0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69, 22.26, 1.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.636, 39.35, 42.282)`
Decimal	`13671080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D09AA8, 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 #D09AA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D09AA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #D09AA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d09aa8; }
.text { color: #d09aa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d09aa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 154 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d09aa8, #d0a79a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D09AA8?: #D09AA8 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D09AA8?: The RGB value is 208, 154, 168: 208 red, 154 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D09AA8?: The complementary color is #9AD0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D09AA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.