What color is #D398AE?

#D398AE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Foxy Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D398AE?

The RGB value is 211, 152, 174: 211 red, 152 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D398AE?

The complementary color is #98D3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D398AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D398AE color

#D398AE rgb(211, 152, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D398AE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 59.6% green and 68.2% blue (211, 152, 174).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 40% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 18% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Foxy Pink (#DB95AB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#D398AE color codes

HEX	`#D398AE`
RGB	`rgb(211, 152, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 59.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 40%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 28%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 18%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.01, 25.36, -2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.01, 25.5, 354.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.732, 39.364, 45.225)`
Decimal	`13867182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D398AE, 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 #D398AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D398AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #D398AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d398ae; }
.text { color: #d398ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d398ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 152 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d398ae, #d39f98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D398AE?: #D398AE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Foxy Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D398AE?: The RGB value is 211, 152, 174: 211 red, 152 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D398AE?: The complementary color is #98D3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D398AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.