What color is #D19BB1?

#D19BB1 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 #D19BB1?

The RGB value is 209, 155, 177: 209 red, 155 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D19BB1?

The complementary color is #9BD1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D19BB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D19BB1 color

#D19BB1 rgb(209, 155, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D19BB1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 60.8% green and 69.4% blue (209, 155, 177).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 37% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#D19BB1 color codes

HEX	`#D19BB1`
RGB	`rgb(209, 155, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 60.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 37%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 15%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.59, 23.49, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.59, 23.75, 351.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.952, 40.174, 46.92)`
Decimal	`13736881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D19BB1, 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 #D19BB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D19BB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #D19BB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d19bb1; }
.text { color: #d19bb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d19bb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 155 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d19bb1, #d1a09b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D19BB1?: #D19BB1 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 #D19BB1?: The RGB value is 209, 155, 177: 209 red, 155 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D19BB1?: The complementary color is #9BD1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D19BB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.