What color is #D0A09B?

#D0A09B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0A09B?

The RGB value is 208, 160, 155: 208 red, 160 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0A09B?

The complementary color is #9BCBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0A09B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0A09B color

#D0A09B rgb(208, 160, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D0A09B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 62.7% green and 60.8% blue (208, 160, 155).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 36% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 25% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#D0A09B color codes

HEX	`#D0A09B`
RGB	`rgb(208, 160, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 62.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 36%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 25%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 25%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.12, 17.04, 9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.12, 19.5, 29.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.5, 40.92, 36.558)`
Decimal	`13672603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0A09B, 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 #D0A09B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0A09B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #D0A09B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0a09b; }
.text { color: #d0a09b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0a09b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 160 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0a09b, #d0ba9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D0A09B?: #D0A09B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0A09B?: The RGB value is 208, 160, 155: 208 red, 160 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0A09B?: The complementary color is #9BCBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0A09B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.