What color is #D19BAA?

#D19BAA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D19BAA?

The RGB value is 209, 155, 170: 209 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D19BAA?

The complementary color is #9BD1C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D19BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D19BAA color

#D19BAA rgb(209, 155, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D19BAA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 60.8% green and 66.7% blue (209, 155, 170).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 37% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#D19BAA color codes

HEX	`#D19BAA`
RGB	`rgb(209, 155, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 60.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 37%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.4, 22.38, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.4, 22.38, 0.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.272, 39.902, 43.34)`
Decimal	`13736874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D19BAA, 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 #D19BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D19BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #D19BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d19baa; }
.text { color: #d19baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d19baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 155 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d19baa, #d1a79b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D19BAA?: #D19BAA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D19BAA?: The RGB value is 209, 155, 170: 209 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D19BAA?: The complementary color is #9BD1C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D19BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.