What color is #D18B97?

#D18B97 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 #D18B97?

The RGB value is 209, 139, 151: 209 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D18B97?

The complementary color is #8BD1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D18B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D18B97 color

#D18B97 rgb(209, 139, 151)

Shades of red

The hex color #D18B97 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 54.5% green and 59.2% blue (209, 139, 151).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 43% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#D18B97 color codes

HEX	`#D18B97`
RGB	`rgb(209, 139, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 54.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 43%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.17, 28.29, 4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.17, 28.66, 9.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.114, 34.258, 33.719)`
Decimal	`13732759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D18B97, 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 #D18B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D18B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #D18B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d18b97; }
.text { color: #d18b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d18b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 139 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d18b97, #d1a28b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D18B97?: #D18B97 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 #D18B97?: The RGB value is 209, 139, 151: 209 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D18B97?: The complementary color is #8BD1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D18B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.