What color is #D389A5?

#D389A5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D389A5?

The RGB value is 211, 137, 165: 211 red, 137 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D389A5?

The complementary color is #89D3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D389A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D389A5 color

#D389A5 rgb(211, 137, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D389A5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 53.7% green and 64.7% blue (211, 137, 165).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 46% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 22% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Kiss (#D28CA7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#D389A5 color codes

HEX	`#D389A5`
RGB	`rgb(211, 137, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 53.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 46%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 35%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 22%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.33, 32.11, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.33, 32.25, 354.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.602, 34.459, 39.997)`
Decimal	`13863333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D389A5, 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 #D389A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D389A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #D389A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d389a5; }
.text { color: #d389a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d389a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 137 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d389a5, #d39289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #D389A5?: #D389A5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D389A5?: The RGB value is 211, 137, 165: 211 red, 137 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D389A5?: The complementary color is #89D3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D389A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.