What color is #D196C1?

#D196C1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D196C1?

The RGB value is 209, 150, 193: 209 red, 150 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D196C1?

The complementary color is #96D1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D196C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D196C1 color

#D196C1 rgb(209, 150, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D196C1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 58.8% green and 75.7% blue (209, 150, 193).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 39% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Girl Power (#D39BCB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#D196C1 color codes

HEX	`#D196C1`
RGB	`rgb(209, 150, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 58.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 39%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 8%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.91, 28.91, -13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.91, 31.86, 335.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.826, 39.22, 55.545)`
Decimal	`13735617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D196C1, 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 #D196C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D196C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #D196C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d196c1; }
.text { color: #d196c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d196c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 150 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d196c1, #d196a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D196C1?: #D196C1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D196C1?: The RGB value is 209, 150, 193: 209 red, 150 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D196C1?: The complementary color is #96D1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D196C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.