What color is #D2AABC?

#D2AABC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2AABC?

The RGB value is 210, 170, 188: 210 red, 170 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2AABC?

The complementary color is #AAD2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2AABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2AABC color

#D2AABC rgb(210, 170, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D2AABC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 66.7% green and 73.7% blue (210, 170, 188).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 31% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mental Floss (#DEB4C5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#D2AABC color codes

HEX	`#D2AABC`
RGB	`rgb(210, 170, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 66.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 31%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.6, 17.5, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.6, 17.88, 348.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.03, 46.083, 53.827)`
Decimal	`13806268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2AABC, 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 #D2AABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2AABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #D2AABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2aabc; }
.text { color: #d2aabc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2aabc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 170 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2aabc, #d2acaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D2AABC?: #D2AABC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2AABC?: The RGB value is 210, 170, 188: 210 red, 170 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2AABC?: The complementary color is #AAD2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2AABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.