What color is #D1898B?

#D1898B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1898B?

The RGB value is 209, 137, 139: 209 red, 137 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1898B?

The complementary color is #89D1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1898B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1898B color

#D1898B rgb(209, 137, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #D1898B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 53.7% green and 54.5% blue (209, 137, 139).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 44% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 33% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Peaches of Immortality (#D98586), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#D1898B color codes

HEX	`#D1898B`
RGB	`rgb(209, 137, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 53.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 44%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 34%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 33%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.41, 27.78, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.41, 29.64, 20.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.902, 33.314, 28.75)`
Decimal	`13732235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1898B, 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 #D1898B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1898B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #D1898B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1898b; }
.text { color: #d1898b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1898b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 137 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1898b, #d1ab89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D1898B?: #D1898B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1898B?: The RGB value is 209, 137, 139: 209 red, 137 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1898B?: The complementary color is #89D1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1898B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.