What color is #D169B1?

#D169B1 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Super Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D169B1?

The RGB value is 209, 105, 177: 209 red, 105 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D169B1?

The complementary color is #69D189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D169B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D169B1 color

#D169B1 rgb(209, 105, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D169B1 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 41.2% green and 69.4% blue (209, 105, 177).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 53% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Super Pink (#CE6BA6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#D169B1 color codes

HEX	`#D169B1`
RGB	`rgb(209, 105, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 41.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 53%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 50%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 15%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.82, 49.93, -19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.82, 53.65, 338.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.282, 26.836, 44.697)`
Decimal	`13724081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D169B1, 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 #D169B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D169B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #D169B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d169b1; }
.text { color: #d169b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d169b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 105 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d169b1, #d1697d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D169B1?: #D169B1 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Super Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D169B1?: The RGB value is 209, 105, 177: 209 red, 105 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D169B1?: The complementary color is #69D189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D169B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.