What color is #D178A4?

#D178A4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D178A4?

The RGB value is 209, 120, 164: 209 red, 120 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D178A4?

The complementary color is #78D1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D178A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D178A4 color

#D178A4 rgb(209, 120, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D178A4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 47.1% green and 64.3% blue (209, 120, 164).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 49% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 22% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#D178A4 color codes

HEX	`#D178A4`
RGB	`rgb(209, 120, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 47.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 49%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 43%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 22%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.37, 40.31, -8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.37, 41.16, 348.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.713, 29.671, 38.75)`
Decimal	`13727908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D178A4, 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 #D178A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D178A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #D178A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d178a4; }
.text { color: #d178a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d178a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 120 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d178a4, #d17878); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D178A4?: #D178A4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D178A4?: The RGB value is 209, 120, 164: 209 red, 120 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D178A4?: The complementary color is #78D1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D178A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.