What color is #D187CF?

#D187CF 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 #D187CF?

The RGB value is 209, 135, 207: 209 red, 135 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D187CF?

The complementary color is #87D189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D187CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D187CF color

#D187CF rgb(209, 135, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D187CF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 52.9% green and 81.2% blue (209, 135, 207).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 45% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#D187CF color codes

HEX	`#D187CF`
RGB	`rgb(209, 135, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 52.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 45%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 35%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.05, 39.52, -25.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.05, 47.06, 327.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.22, 35.39, 63.416)`
Decimal	`13731791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D187CF, 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 #D187CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D187CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #D187CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d187cf; }
.text { color: #d187cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d187cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 135 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d187cf, #d187aa); }

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Questions

What color is #D187CF?: #D187CF 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 #D187CF?: The RGB value is 209, 135, 207: 209 red, 135 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D187CF?: The complementary color is #87D189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D187CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.