What color is #D182CB?

#D182CB 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 #D182CB?

The RGB value is 209, 130, 203: 209 red, 130 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D182CB?

The complementary color is #82D188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D182CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D182CB color

#D182CB rgb(209, 130, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D182CB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 51% green and 79.6% blue (209, 130, 203).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 46% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#D182CB color codes

HEX	`#D182CB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 130, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 51%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 46%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.83, 41.45, -25.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.83, 48.5, 328.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.056, 33.834, 60.646)`
Decimal	`13730507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D182CB, 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 #D182CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D182CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #D182CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d182cb; }
.text { color: #d182cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d182cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 130 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d182cb, #d182a3); }

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Questions

What color is #D182CB?: #D182CB 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 #D182CB?: The RGB value is 209, 130, 203: 209 red, 130 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D182CB?: The complementary color is #82D188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D182CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.