What color is #D29F9B?

#D29F9B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D29F9B?

The RGB value is 210, 159, 155: 210 red, 159 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D29F9B?

The complementary color is #9BCED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D29F9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D29F9B color

#D29F9B rgb(210, 159, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D29F9B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 62.4% green and 60.8% blue (210, 159, 155).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 38% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 26% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#D29F9B color codes

HEX	`#D29F9B`
RGB	`rgb(210, 159, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 62.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 38%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 26%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.08, 18.35, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.08, 20.64, 27.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.894, 40.867, 36.527)`
Decimal	`13803419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D29F9B, 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 #D29F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D29F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #D29F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d29f9b; }
.text { color: #d29f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d29f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 159 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d29f9b, #d2ba9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D29F9B?: #D29F9B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D29F9B?: The RGB value is 210, 159, 155: 210 red, 159 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D29F9B?: The complementary color is #9BCED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D29F9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.