What color is #D28499?

#D28499 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D28499?

The RGB value is 210, 132, 153: 210 red, 132 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D28499?

The complementary color is #84D2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D28499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D28499 color

#D28499 rgb(210, 132, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D28499 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 51.8% green and 60% blue (210, 132, 153).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 46% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 27% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#D28499 color codes

HEX	`#D28499`
RGB	`rgb(210, 132, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 51.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 46%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 37%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 27%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.76, 32.71, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.76, 32.74, 2.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.58, 32.507, 34.268)`
Decimal	`13796505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D28499, 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 #D28499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D28499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #D28499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d28499; }
.text { color: #d28499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d28499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 132 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d28499, #d29684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #D28499?: #D28499 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D28499?: The RGB value is 210, 132, 153: 210 red, 132 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D28499?: The complementary color is #84D2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D28499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.