What color is #D0AEAE?

#D0AEAE 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 #D0AEAE?

The RGB value is 208, 174, 174: 208 red, 174 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0AEAE?

The complementary color is #AED0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0AEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0AEAE color

#D0AEAE rgb(208, 174, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D0AEAE is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 68.2% green and 68.2% blue (208, 174, 174).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#D0AEAE color codes

HEX	`#D0AEAE`
RGB	`rgb(208, 174, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 68.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, 12.31, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 13.15, 20.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.788, 46.74, 46.488)`
Decimal	`13676206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0AEAE, 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 #D0AEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0AEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #D0AEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0aeae; }
.text { color: #d0aeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0aeae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 174 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0aeae, #d0bfae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D0AEAE?: #D0AEAE 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 #D0AEAE?: The RGB value is 208, 174, 174: 208 red, 174 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0AEAE?: The complementary color is #AED0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0AEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.