What color is #D28BB6?

#D28BB6 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 #D28BB6?

The RGB value is 210, 139, 182: 210 red, 139 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D28BB6?

The complementary color is #8BD2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D28BB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D28BB6 color

#D28BB6 rgb(210, 139, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D28BB6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 54.5% green and 71.4% blue (210, 139, 182).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 44% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#D28BB6 color codes

HEX	`#D28BB6`
RGB	`rgb(210, 139, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 54.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 44%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 34%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 13%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.17, 33.34, -11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.17, 35.23, 341.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.255, 35.547, 48.777)`
Decimal	`13798326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D28BB6, 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 #D28BB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D28BB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #D28BB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d28bb6; }
.text { color: #d28bb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d28bb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 139 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d28bb6, #d28b92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D28BB6?: #D28BB6 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 #D28BB6?: The RGB value is 210, 139, 182: 210 red, 139 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D28BB6?: The complementary color is #8BD2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D28BB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.