What color is #D3939F?

#D3939F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3939F?

The RGB value is 211, 147, 159: 211 red, 147 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3939F?

The complementary color is #93D3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3939F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3939F color

#D3939F rgb(211, 147, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D3939F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 57.6% green and 62.4% blue (211, 147, 159).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 42% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 25% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#D3939F color codes

HEX	`#D3939F`
RGB	`rgb(211, 147, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 57.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 42%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 30%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 25%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.44, 25.82, 3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.44, 26.05, 7.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.557, 37.222, 37.685)`
Decimal	`13865887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3939F, 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 #D3939F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3939F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #D3939F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3939f; }
.text { color: #d3939f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3939f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 147 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3939f, #d3a793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D3939F?: #D3939F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3939F?: The RGB value is 211, 147, 159: 211 red, 147 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3939F?: The complementary color is #93D3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3939F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.