What color is #D398CF?

#D398CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D398CF?

The RGB value is 211, 152, 207: 211 red, 152 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D398CF?

The complementary color is #98D39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D398CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D398CF color

#D398CF rgb(211, 152, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D398CF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 59.6% green and 81.2% blue (211, 152, 207).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 40% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Horizon (#D39ED2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#D398CF color codes

HEX	`#D398CF`
RGB	`rgb(211, 152, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 59.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 40%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 28%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.04, 31, -19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.04, 36.59, 327.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.354, 40.812, 64.297)`
Decimal	`13867215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D398CF, 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 #D398CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D398CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #D398CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d398cf; }
.text { color: #d398cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d398cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 152 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d398cf, #d398b1); }

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Questions

What color is #D398CF?: #D398CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D398CF?: The RGB value is 211, 152, 207: 211 red, 152 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D398CF?: The complementary color is #98D39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D398CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.