What color is #D17BAC?

#D17BAC 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 #D17BAC?

The RGB value is 209, 123, 172: 209 red, 123 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D17BAC?

The complementary color is #7BD1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D17BAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D17BAC color

#D17BAC rgb(209, 123, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D17BAC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 48.2% green and 67.5% blue (209, 123, 172).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#D17BAC color codes

HEX	`#D17BAC`
RGB	`rgb(209, 123, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 48.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 18%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.26, 39.94, -11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.26, 41.59, 343.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.824, 30.702, 42.798)`
Decimal	`13728684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D17BAC, 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 #D17BAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D17BAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	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 #D17BAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d17bac; }
.text { color: #d17bac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d17bac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 123 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d17bac, #d17b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #D17BAC?: #D17BAC 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 #D17BAC?: The RGB value is 209, 123, 172: 209 red, 123 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D17BAC?: The complementary color is #7BD1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D17BAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.