What color is #D0A1C0?

#D0A1C0 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0A1C0?

The RGB value is 208, 161, 192: 208 red, 161 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0A1C0?

The complementary color is #A1D0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0A1C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0A1C0 color

#D0A1C0 rgb(208, 161, 192)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D0A1C0 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 63.1% green and 75.3% blue (208, 161, 192).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 33% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#D0A1C0 color codes

HEX	`#D0A1C0`
RGB	`rgb(208, 161, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 63.1%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 33%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 23%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 8%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.36, 22.39, -9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.36, 24.21, 337.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.271, 42.707, 55.559)`
Decimal	`13672896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0A1C0, 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 #D0A1C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0A1C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #D0A1C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0a1c0; }
.text { color: #d0a1c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0a1c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 161 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0a1c0, #d0a1a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0A1C0?: #D0A1C0 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0A1C0?: The RGB value is 208, 161, 192: 208 red, 161 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0A1C0?: The complementary color is #A1D0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0A1C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.