What color is #D182C9?

#D182C9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D182C9?

The RGB value is 209, 130, 201: 209 red, 130 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D182C9?

The complementary color is #82D18A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D182C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D182C9 color

#D182C9 rgb(209, 130, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D182C9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 51% green and 78.8% blue (209, 130, 201).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 46% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 4% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#D182C9 color codes

HEX	`#D182C9`
RGB	`rgb(209, 130, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 51%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 46%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 4%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.76, 41.09, -24.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.76, 47.68, 329.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.819, 33.74, 59.399)`
Decimal	`13730505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D182C9, 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 #D182C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D182C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #D182C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d182c9; }
.text { color: #d182c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d182c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 130 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d182c9, #d182a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D182C9?: #D182C9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D182C9?: The RGB value is 209, 130, 201: 209 red, 130 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D182C9?: The complementary color is #82D18A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D182C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.