What color is #D283AB?

#D283AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D283AB?

The RGB value is 210, 131, 171: 210 red, 131 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D283AB?

The complementary color is #83D2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D283AB?

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.

#D283AB color

#D283AB rgb(210, 131, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D283AB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 51.4% green and 67.1% blue (210, 131, 171).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 47% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#D283AB color codes

HEX	`#D283AB`
RGB	`rgb(210, 131, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 51.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 47%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.06, 35.88, -8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.06, 36.83, 346.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.046, 32.877, 42.651)`
Decimal	`13796267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D283AB, 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 #D283AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D283AB 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 #D283AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d283ab; }
.text { color: #d283ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d283ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 131 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d283ab, #d28384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #D283AB?: #D283AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D283AB?: The RGB value is 210, 131, 171: 210 red, 131 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D283AB?: The complementary color is #83D2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D283AB?: 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.