What color is #D197B5?

#D197B5 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 #D197B5?

The RGB value is 209, 151, 181: 209 red, 151 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D197B5?

The complementary color is #97D1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D197B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D197B5 color

#D197B5 rgb(209, 151, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D197B5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 59.2% green and 71% blue (209, 151, 181).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#D197B5 color codes

HEX	`#D197B5`
RGB	`rgb(209, 151, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 59.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 13%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.77, 26.32, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.77, 27.22, 345.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.702, 39.027, 48.833)`
Decimal	`13735861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D197B5, 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 #D197B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D197B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #D197B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d197b5; }
.text { color: #d197b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d197b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 151 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d197b5, #d19798); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D197B5?: #D197B5 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 #D197B5?: The RGB value is 209, 151, 181: 209 red, 151 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D197B5?: The complementary color is #97D1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D197B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.