What color is #D17DB5?

#D17DB5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D17DB5?

The RGB value is 209, 125, 181: 209 red, 125 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D17DB5?

The complementary color is #7DD199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D17DB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D17DB5 color

#D17DB5 rgb(209, 125, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D17DB5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 49% green and 71% blue (209, 125, 181).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#D17DB5 color codes

HEX	`#D17DB5`
RGB	`rgb(209, 125, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 49%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 40%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 13%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.98, 40.32, -15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.98, 43.23, 338.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.969, 31.561, 47.588)`
Decimal	`13729205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D17DB5, 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 #D17DB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D17DB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #D17DB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d17db5; }
.text { color: #d17db5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d17db5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 125 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d17db5, #d17d8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #D17DB5?: #D17DB5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D17DB5?: The RGB value is 209, 125, 181: 209 red, 125 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D17DB5?: The complementary color is #7DD199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D17DB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.