What color is #D18B9B?

#D18B9B 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 #D18B9B?

The RGB value is 209, 139, 155: 209 red, 139 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D18B9B?

The complementary color is #8BD1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D18B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D18B9B color

#D18B9B rgb(209, 139, 155)

Shades of red

The hex color #D18B9B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 54.5% green and 60.8% blue (209, 139, 155).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 43% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 26% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#D18B9B color codes

HEX	`#D18B9B`
RGB	`rgb(209, 139, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 54.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 43%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 26%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.27, 28.85, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.27, 28.96, 5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.444, 34.39, 35.459)`
Decimal	`13732763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D18B9B, 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 #D18B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D18B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #D18B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d18b9b; }
.text { color: #d18b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d18b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 139 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d18b9b, #d19e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D18B9B?: #D18B9B 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 #D18B9B?: The RGB value is 209, 139, 155: 209 red, 139 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D18B9B?: The complementary color is #8BD1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D18B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.