What color is #D39BA1?

#D39BA1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D39BA1?

The RGB value is 211, 155, 161: 211 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D39BA1?

The complementary color is #9BD3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D39BA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D39BA1 color

#D39BA1 rgb(211, 155, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D39BA1 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 60.8% green and 63.1% blue (211, 155, 161).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 39% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 24% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#D39BA1 color codes

HEX	`#D39BA1`
RGB	`rgb(211, 155, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 60.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 39%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 27%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 24%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.37, 21.76, 5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.37, 22.35, 13.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.019, 39.867, 39.035)`
Decimal	`13867937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D39BA1, 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 #D39BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D39BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #D39BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d39ba1; }
.text { color: #d39ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d39ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 155 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d39ba1, #d3b19b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D39BA1?: #D39BA1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D39BA1?: The RGB value is 211, 155, 161: 211 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D39BA1?: The complementary color is #9BD3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D39BA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.