What color is #D29295?

#D29295 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D29295?

The RGB value is 210, 146, 149: 210 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D29295?

The complementary color is #92D2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D29295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D29295 color

#D29295 rgb(210, 146, 149)

Shades of red

The hex color #D29295 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 57.3% green and 58.4% blue (210, 146, 149).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 42% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 29% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#D29295 color codes

HEX	`#D29295`
RGB	`rgb(210, 146, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 57.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 42%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 30%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 29%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.85, 24.59, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.85, 25.91, 18.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.283, 36.432, 33.233)`
Decimal	`13800085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D29295, 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 #D29295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D29295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #D29295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d29295; }
.text { color: #d29295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d29295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 146 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d29295, #d2af92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D29295?: #D29295 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D29295?: The RGB value is 210, 146, 149: 210 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D29295?: The complementary color is #92D2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D29295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.