What color is #D17CAA?

#D17CAA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D17CAA?

The RGB value is 209, 124, 170: 209 red, 124 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D17CAA?

The complementary color is #7CD1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D17CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D17CAA color

#D17CAA rgb(209, 124, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D17CAA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 48.6% green and 66.7% blue (209, 124, 170).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#D17CAA color codes

HEX	`#D17CAA`
RGB	`rgb(209, 124, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 48.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.4, 39.11, -10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.4, 40.42, 345.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.758, 30.876, 41.835)`
Decimal	`13728938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D17CAA, 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 #D17CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D17CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #D17CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d17caa; }
.text { color: #d17caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d17caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 124 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d17caa, #d17c80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #D17CAA?: #D17CAA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D17CAA?: The RGB value is 209, 124, 170: 209 red, 124 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D17CAA?: The complementary color is #7CD1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D17CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.