What color is #D195A0?

#D195A0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D195A0?

The RGB value is 209, 149, 160: 209 red, 149 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D195A0?

The complementary color is #95D1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D195A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D195A0 color

#D195A0 rgb(209, 149, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D195A0 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 58.4% green and 62.7% blue (209, 149, 160).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 39% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 23% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#D195A0 color codes

HEX	`#D195A0`
RGB	`rgb(209, 149, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 58.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 39%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.72, 24.13, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.72, 24.35, 7.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.388, 37.591, 38.221)`
Decimal	`13735328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D195A0, 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 #D195A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D195A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #D195A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d195a0; }
.text { color: #d195a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d195a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 149 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d195a0, #d1a895); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D195A0?: #D195A0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D195A0?: The RGB value is 209, 149, 160: 209 red, 149 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D195A0?: The complementary color is #95D1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D195A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.