What color is #D178A6?

#D178A6 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 #D178A6?

The RGB value is 209, 120, 166: 209 red, 120 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D178A6?

The complementary color is #78D1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D178A6?

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.

#D178A6 color

#D178A6 rgb(209, 120, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D178A6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 47.1% green and 65.1% blue (209, 120, 166).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 49% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 21% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#D178A6 color codes

HEX	`#D178A6`
RGB	`rgb(209, 120, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 47.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 49%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 43%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 21%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, 40.6, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 41.67, 346.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.895, 29.744, 39.709)`
Decimal	`13727910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D178A6, 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 #D178A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D178A6 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 #D178A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d178a6; }
.text { color: #d178a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d178a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 120 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d178a6, #d1787a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D178A6?: #D178A6 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 #D178A6?: The RGB value is 209, 120, 166: 209 red, 120 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D178A6?: The complementary color is #78D1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D178A6?: 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.