What color is #D18698?

#D18698 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D18698?

The RGB value is 209, 134, 152: 209 red, 134 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D18698?

The complementary color is #86D1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D18698?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D18698 color

#D18698 rgb(209, 134, 152)

Shades of red

The hex color #D18698 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 52.5% green and 59.6% blue (209, 134, 152).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 45% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 27% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#D18698 color codes

HEX	`#D18698`
RGB	`rgb(209, 134, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 52.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 45%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 36%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 27%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.06, 31.13, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.06, 31.22, 4.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.488, 32.875, 33.913)`
Decimal	`13731480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D18698, 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 #D18698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D18698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #D18698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d18698; }
.text { color: #d18698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d18698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 134 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d18698, #d19a86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #D18698?: #D18698 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D18698?: The RGB value is 209, 134, 152: 209 red, 134 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D18698?: The complementary color is #86D1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D18698?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.