What color is #D197AC?

#D197AC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Foxy Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D197AC?

The RGB value is 209, 151, 172: 209 red, 151 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D197AC?

The complementary color is #97D1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D197AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D197AC color

#D197AC rgb(209, 151, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D197AC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 59.2% green and 67.5% blue (209, 151, 172).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Foxy Pink (#DB95AB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#D197AC color codes

HEX	`#D197AC`
RGB	`rgb(209, 151, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 59.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 18%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.51, 24.87, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.51, 24.98, 354.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.808, 38.669, 44.125)`
Decimal	`13735852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D197AC, 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 #D197AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D197AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #D197AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d197ac; }
.text { color: #d197ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d197ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 151 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d197ac, #d19f97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D197AC?: #D197AC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Foxy Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D197AC?: The RGB value is 209, 151, 172: 209 red, 151 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D197AC?: The complementary color is #97D1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D197AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.