What color is #D377C2?

#D377C2 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D377C2?

The RGB value is 211, 119, 194: 211 red, 119 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D377C2?

The complementary color is #77D388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D377C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D377C2 color

#D377C2 rgb(211, 119, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D377C2 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 46.7% green and 76.1% blue (211, 119, 194).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 51% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 8% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#D377C2 color codes

HEX	`#D377C2`
RGB	`rgb(211, 119, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 46.7%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 51%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 44%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 8%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.46, 46.25, -23.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.46, 51.99, 332.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.198, 30.94, 54.725)`
Decimal	`13858754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D377C2, 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 #D377C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D377C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #D377C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d377c2; }
.text { color: #d377c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d377c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 119 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d377c2, #d37794); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D377C2?: #D377C2 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D377C2?: The RGB value is 211, 119, 194: 211 red, 119 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D377C2?: The complementary color is #77D388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D377C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.