What color is #D1859B?

#D1859B 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 #D1859B?

The RGB value is 209, 133, 155: 209 red, 133 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1859B?

The complementary color is #85D1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1859B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1859B color

#D1859B rgb(209, 133, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D1859B is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 52.2% green and 60.8% blue (209, 133, 155).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 45% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 26% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#D1859B color codes

HEX	`#D1859B`
RGB	`rgb(209, 133, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 52.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 45%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 36%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 26%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.92, 32.09, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.92, 32.09, 0.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.599, 32.7, 35.177)`
Decimal	`13731227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1859B, 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 #D1859B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1859B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #D1859B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1859b; }
.text { color: #d1859b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1859b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 133 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1859b, #d19585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #D1859B?: #D1859B 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 #D1859B?: The RGB value is 209, 133, 155: 209 red, 133 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1859B?: The complementary color is #85D1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1859B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.