What color is #D15F99?

#D15F99 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Sugar Rush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D15F99?

The RGB value is 209, 95, 153: 209 red, 95 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D15F99?

The complementary color is #5FD197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D15F99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D15F99 color

#D15F99 rgb(209, 95, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D15F99 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 37.3% green and 60% blue (209, 95, 153).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 55% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 27% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Rush (#D85DA1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#D15F99 color codes

HEX	`#D15F99`
RGB	`rgb(209, 95, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 37.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 55%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 55%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 27%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.13, 51.32, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.13, 52.24, 349.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.138, 24.043, 32.868)`
Decimal	`13721497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D15F99, 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 #D15F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D15F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	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 #D15F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d15f99; }
.text { color: #d15f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d15f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 95 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d15f99, #d15f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #D15F99?: #D15F99 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Sugar Rush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D15F99?: The RGB value is 209, 95, 153: 209 red, 95 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D15F99?: The complementary color is #5FD197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D15F99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.