What color is #D281B8?

#D281B8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D281B8?

The RGB value is 210, 129, 184: 210 red, 129 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D281B8?

The complementary color is #81D29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D281B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D281B8 color

#D281B8 rgb(210, 129, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D281B8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 50.6% green and 72.2% blue (210, 129, 184).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#D281B8 color codes

HEX	`#D281B8`
RGB	`rgb(210, 129, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 50.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 39%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 12%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.05, 39.03, -15.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.05, 42.06, 338.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.08, 32.865, 49.413)`
Decimal	`13795768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D281B8, 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 #D281B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D281B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #D281B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d281b8; }
.text { color: #d281b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d281b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 129 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d281b8, #d28190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #D281B8?: #D281B8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D281B8?: The RGB value is 210, 129, 184: 210 red, 129 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D281B8?: The complementary color is #81D29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D281B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.