What color is #D1AECE?

#D1AECE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1AECE?

The RGB value is 209, 174, 206: 209 red, 174 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1AECE?

The complementary color is #AED1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1AECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1AECE color

#D1AECE rgb(209, 174, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D1AECE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 68.2% green and 80.8% blue (209, 174, 206).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#D1AECE color codes

HEX	`#D1AECE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 174, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 68.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75, 18.17, -11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75, 21.47, 327.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.57, 48.285, 64.931)`
Decimal	`13741774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1AECE, 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 #D1AECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1AECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #D1AECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1aece; }
.text { color: #d1aece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1aece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 174 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1aece, #d1aebd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D1AECE?: #D1AECE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1AECE?: The RGB value is 209, 174, 206: 209 red, 174 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1AECE?: The complementary color is #AED1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1AECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.