What color is #D374C4?

#D374C4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D374C4?

The RGB value is 211, 116, 196: 211 red, 116 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D374C4?

The complementary color is #74D383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D374C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D374C4 color

#D374C4 rgb(211, 116, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D374C4 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 45.5% green and 76.9% blue (211, 116, 196).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 52% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 7% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#D374C4 color codes

HEX	`#D374C4`
RGB	`rgb(211, 116, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 45.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 52%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 45%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 7%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.94, 48.12, -25.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.94, 54.54, 331.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.073, 30.328, 55.799)`
Decimal	`13857988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D374C4, 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 #D374C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D374C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #D374C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d374c4; }
.text { color: #d374c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d374c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 116 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d374c4, #d37495); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D374C4?: #D374C4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D374C4?: The RGB value is 211, 116, 196: 211 red, 116 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D374C4?: The complementary color is #74D383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D374C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.