What color is #D18A91?

#D18A91 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D18A91?

The RGB value is 209, 138, 145: 209 red, 138 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D18A91?

The complementary color is #8AD1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D18A91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D18A91 color

#D18A91 rgb(209, 138, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #D18A91 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 54.1% green and 56.9% blue (209, 138, 145).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 44% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 31% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#D18A91 color codes

HEX	`#D18A91`
RGB	`rgb(209, 138, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 54.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 44%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 34%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 31%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.79, 28.01, 7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.79, 28.99, 14.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.495, 33.779, 31.17)`
Decimal	`13732497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D18A91, 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 #D18A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D18A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #D18A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d18a91; }
.text { color: #d18a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d18a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 138 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d18a91, #d1a78a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D18A91?: #D18A91 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D18A91?: The RGB value is 209, 138, 145: 209 red, 138 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D18A91?: The complementary color is #8AD1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D18A91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.