What color is #D18EB4?

#D18EB4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D18EB4?

The RGB value is 209, 142, 180: 209 red, 142 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D18EB4?

The complementary color is #8ED1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D18EB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D18EB4 color

#D18EB4 rgb(209, 142, 180)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D18EB4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 55.7% green and 70.6% blue (209, 142, 180).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 42% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#D18EB4 color codes

HEX	`#D18EB4`
RGB	`rgb(209, 142, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 55.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 42%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 32%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 14%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.67, 31.05, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.67, 32.47, 342.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.206, 36.199, 47.83)`
Decimal	`13733556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D18EB4, 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 #D18EB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D18EB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #D18EB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d18eb4; }
.text { color: #d18eb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d18eb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 142 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d18eb4, #d18e93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D18EB4?: #D18EB4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D18EB4?: The RGB value is 209, 142, 180: 209 red, 142 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D18EB4?: The complementary color is #8ED1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D18EB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.