What color is #D17C9E?

#D17C9E is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinking. Fast and Slow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D17C9E?

The RGB value is 209, 124, 158: 209 red, 124 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D17C9E?

The complementary color is #7CD1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D17C9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D17C9E color

#D17C9E rgb(209, 124, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D17C9E is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 48.6% green and 62% blue (209, 124, 158).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 24% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pinking. Fast and Slow (#DF7BA4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#D17C9E color codes

HEX	`#D17C9E`
RGB	`rgb(209, 124, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 48.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 24%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, 37.32, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 37.53, 354.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.675, 30.442, 36.127)`
Decimal	`13728926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D17C9E, 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 #D17C9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D17C9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #D17C9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d17c9e; }
.text { color: #d17c9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d17c9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 124 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d17c9e, #d1857c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D17C9E?: #D17C9E is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinking. Fast and Slow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D17C9E?: The RGB value is 209, 124, 158: 209 red, 124 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D17C9E?: The complementary color is #7CD1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D17C9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.