What color is #D39999?

#D39999 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D39999?

The RGB value is 211, 153, 153: 211 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D39999?

The complementary color is #99D3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D39999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D39999 color

#D39999 rgb(211, 153, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D39999 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 60% green and 60% blue (211, 153, 153).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 40% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 27% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#D39999 color codes

HEX	`#D39999`
RGB	`rgb(211, 153, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 60%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 40%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 27%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, 21.71, 8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 23.35, 21.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.006, 38.934, 35.328)`
Decimal	`13867417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D39999, 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 #D39999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D39999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #D39999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d39999; }
.text { color: #d39999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d39999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 153 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d39999, #d3b699); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D39999?: #D39999 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D39999?: The RGB value is 211, 153, 153: 211 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D39999?: The complementary color is #99D3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D39999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.