What color is #D1638B?

#D1638B is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Preppy Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1638B?

The RGB value is 209, 99, 139: 209 red, 99 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1638B?

The complementary color is #63D1A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1638B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1638B color

#D1638B rgb(209, 99, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D1638B is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 38.8% green and 54.5% blue (209, 99, 139).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 54% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 33% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Preppy Rose (#D1668F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#D1638B color codes

HEX	`#D1638B`
RGB	`rgb(209, 99, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 38.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 54%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 53%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 33%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.43, 47.59, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.43, 47.61, 358.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.418, 24.346, 27.255)`
Decimal	`13722507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1638B, 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 #D1638B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D1638B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #D1638B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1638b; }
.text { color: #d1638b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1638b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 99 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1638b, #d17263); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1638B?: #D1638B is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Preppy Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1638B?: The RGB value is 209, 99, 139: 209 red, 99 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1638B?: The complementary color is #63D1A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1638B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.