What color is #D197BB?

#D197BB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D197BB?

The RGB value is 209, 151, 187: 209 red, 151 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D197BB?

The complementary color is #97D1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D197BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D197BB color

#D197BB rgb(209, 151, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D197BB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 59.2% green and 73.3% blue (209, 151, 187).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Perfume (#D49AB9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#D197BB color codes

HEX	`#D197BB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 151, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 59.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.95, 27.33, -10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.95, 29.1, 339.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.33, 39.278, 52.145)`
Decimal	`13735867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D197BB, 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 #D197BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D197BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #D197BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d197bb; }
.text { color: #d197bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d197bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 151 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d197bb, #d1979e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D197BB?: #D197BB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D197BB?: The RGB value is 209, 151, 187: 209 red, 151 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D197BB?: The complementary color is #97D1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D197BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.