What color is #D19196?

#D19196 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 #D19196?

The RGB value is 209, 145, 150: 209 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D19196?

The complementary color is #91D1CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D19196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D19196 color

#D19196 rgb(209, 145, 150)

Shades of red

The hex color #D19196 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 56.9% green and 58.8% blue (209, 145, 150).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 41% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#D19196 color codes

HEX	`#D19196`
RGB	`rgb(209, 145, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 56.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 41%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 31%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.53, 24.89, 7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.53, 25.9, 16.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.926, 36.011, 33.591)`
Decimal	`13734294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D19196, 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 #D19196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D19196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #D19196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d19196; }
.text { color: #d19196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d19196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 145 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d19196, #d1ac91); }

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Questions

What color is #D19196?: #D19196 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 #D19196?: The RGB value is 209, 145, 150: 209 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D19196?: The complementary color is #91D1CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D19196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.