What color is #D174BE?

#D174BE is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D174BE?

The RGB value is 209, 116, 190: 209 red, 116 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D174BE?

The complementary color is #74D187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D174BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D174BE color

#D174BE rgb(209, 116, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D174BE is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 45.5% green and 74.5% blue (209, 116, 190).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 50% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#D174BE color codes

HEX	`#D174BE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 116, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 45.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 50%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 44%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.45, 46.49, -23.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.45, 51.89, 333.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.834, 29.766, 52.247)`
Decimal	`13726910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D174BE, 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 #D174BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D174BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #D174BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d174be; }
.text { color: #d174be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d174be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 116 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d174be, #d17490); }

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Questions

What color is #D174BE?: #D174BE is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D174BE?: The RGB value is 209, 116, 190: 209 red, 116 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D174BE?: The complementary color is #74D187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D174BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.