What color is #D19899?

#D19899 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D19899?

The RGB value is 209, 152, 153: 209 red, 152 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D19899?

The complementary color is #98D1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D19899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D19899 color

#D19899 rgb(209, 152, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D19899 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 59.6% green and 60% blue (209, 152, 153).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 38% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 27% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#D19899 color codes

HEX	`#D19899`
RGB	`rgb(209, 152, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 59.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 38%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 27%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.25, 21.5, 7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.25, 22.91, 20.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.273, 38.314, 35.247)`
Decimal	`13736089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D19899, 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 #D19899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D19899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #D19899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d19899; }
.text { color: #d19899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d19899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 152 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d19899, #d1b398); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D19899?: #D19899 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D19899?: The RGB value is 209, 152, 153: 209 red, 152 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D19899?: The complementary color is #98D1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D19899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.