What color is #D298B4?

#D298B4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D298B4?

The RGB value is 210, 152, 180: 210 red, 152 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D298B4?

The complementary color is #98D2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D298B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D298B4 color

#D298B4 rgb(210, 152, 180)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D298B4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 59.6% green and 70.6% blue (210, 152, 180).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#D298B4 color codes

HEX	`#D298B4`
RGB	`rgb(210, 152, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 59.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 14%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.08, 25.97, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.08, 26.63, 347.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.045, 39.455, 48.361)`
Decimal	`13801652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D298B4, 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 #D298B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D298B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #D298B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d298b4; }
.text { color: #d298b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d298b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 152 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d298b4, #d29998); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D298B4?: #D298B4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D298B4?: The RGB value is 210, 152, 180: 210 red, 152 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D298B4?: The complementary color is #98D2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D298B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.