What color is #D19CBF?

#D19CBF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D19CBF?

The RGB value is 209, 156, 191: 209 red, 156 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D19CBF?

The complementary color is #9CD1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D19CBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D19CBF color

#D19CBF rgb(209, 156, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D19CBF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 61.2% green and 74.9% blue (209, 156, 191).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 37% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#D19CBF color codes

HEX	`#D19CBF`
RGB	`rgb(209, 156, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 61.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 37%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 25%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.24, 25.29, -10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.24, 27.31, 337.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.586, 41.096, 54.706)`
Decimal	`13737151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D19CBF, 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 #D19CBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D19CBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #D19CBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d19cbf; }
.text { color: #d19cbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d19cbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 156 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d19cbf, #d19ca4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D19CBF?: #D19CBF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D19CBF?: The RGB value is 209, 156, 191: 209 red, 156 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D19CBF?: The complementary color is #9CD1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D19CBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.