What color is #D17E9C?

#D17E9C is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D17E9C?

The RGB value is 209, 126, 156: 209 red, 126 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D17E9C?

The complementary color is #7ED1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D17E9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D17E9C color

#D17E9C rgb(209, 126, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D17E9C is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 49.4% green and 61.2% blue (209, 126, 156).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 25% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#D17E9C color codes

HEX	`#D17E9C`
RGB	`rgb(209, 126, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 49.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 40%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 25%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.41, 35.98, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.41, 36.05, 356.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.757, 30.88, 35.313)`
Decimal	`13729436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D17E9C, 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 #D17E9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D17E9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #D17E9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d17e9c; }
.text { color: #d17e9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d17e9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 126 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d17e9c, #d1897e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D17E9C?: #D17E9C is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D17E9C?: The RGB value is 209, 126, 156: 209 red, 126 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D17E9C?: The complementary color is #7ED1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D17E9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.