What color is #D0ACA9?

#D0ACA9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0ACA9?

The RGB value is 208, 172, 169: 208 red, 172 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0ACA9?

The complementary color is #A9CDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0ACA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0ACA9 color

#D0ACA9 rgb(208, 172, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D0ACA9 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 67.5% green and 66.3% blue (208, 172, 169).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 29% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#D0ACA9 color codes

HEX	`#D0ACA9`
RGB	`rgb(208, 172, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 67.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 29%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.4, 12.61, 6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.4, 14.17, 27.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.926, 45.781, 43.84)`
Decimal	`13675689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0ACA9, 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 #D0ACA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0ACA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #D0ACA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0aca9; }
.text { color: #d0aca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0aca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 172 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0aca9, #d0c0a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D0ACA9?: #D0ACA9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0ACA9?: The RGB value is 208, 172, 169: 208 red, 172 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0ACA9?: The complementary color is #A9CDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0ACA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.