What color is #D38893?

#D38893 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D38893?

The RGB value is 211, 136, 147: 211 red, 136 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D38893?

The complementary color is #88D3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D38893?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D38893 color

#D38893 rgb(211, 136, 147)

Shades of red

The hex color #D38893 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 53.3% green and 57.6% blue (211, 136, 147).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 46% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 30% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#D38893 color codes

HEX	`#D38893`
RGB	`rgb(211, 136, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 53.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 46%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 36%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 30%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.62, 30.11, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.62, 30.72, 11.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.936, 33.567, 31.921)`
Decimal	`13863059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D38893, 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 #D38893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D38893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #D38893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d38893; }
.text { color: #d38893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d38893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 136 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d38893, #d3a388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D38893?: #D38893 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D38893?: The RGB value is 211, 136, 147: 211 red, 136 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D38893?: The complementary color is #88D3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D38893?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.