What color is #D1AFAA?

#D1AFAA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1AFAA?

The RGB value is 209, 175, 170: 209 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1AFAA?

The complementary color is #AACCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1AFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1AFAA color

#D1AFAA rgb(209, 175, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D1AFAA is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 68.6% green and 66.7% blue (209, 175, 170).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Borlotti Bean (#D9B1AA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#D1AFAA color codes

HEX	`#D1AFAA`
RGB	`rgb(209, 175, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 68.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.27, 11.51, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.27, 13.56, 31.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.88, 47.119, 44.542)`
Decimal	`13741994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1AFAA, 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 #D1AFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1AFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #D1AFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1afaa; }
.text { color: #d1afaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1afaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 175 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1afaa, #d1c3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D1AFAA?: #D1AFAA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1AFAA?: The RGB value is 209, 175, 170: 209 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1AFAA?: The complementary color is #AACCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1AFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.