What color is #D17490?

#D17490 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Muted Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D17490?

The RGB value is 209, 116, 144: 209 red, 116 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D17490?

The complementary color is #74D1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D17490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D17490 color

#D17490 rgb(209, 116, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D17490 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 45.5% green and 56.5% blue (209, 116, 144).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 50% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 31% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Muted Pink (#D1768F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#D17490 color codes

HEX	`#D17490`
RGB	`rgb(209, 116, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 45.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 50%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 44%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 31%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, 39.61, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 39.63, 1.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.575, 28.063, 29.818)`
Decimal	`13726864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D17490, 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 #D17490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D17490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #D17490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d17490; }
.text { color: #d17490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d17490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 116 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d17490, #d18774); }

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Questions

What color is #D17490?: #D17490 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Muted Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D17490?: The RGB value is 209, 116, 144: 209 red, 116 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D17490?: The complementary color is #74D1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D17490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.