What color is #D3A3AC?

#D3A3AC 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 #D3A3AC?

The RGB value is 211, 163, 172: 211 red, 163 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3A3AC?

The complementary color is #A3D3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3A3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3A3AC color

#D3A3AC rgb(211, 163, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D3A3AC is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 63.9% green and 67.5% blue (211, 163, 172).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 35% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 18% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#D3A3AC color codes

HEX	`#D3A3AC`
RGB	`rgb(211, 163, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 63.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 35%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 23%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 18%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.57, 19.07, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.57, 19.19, 6.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.408, 43.024, 44.829)`
Decimal	`13869996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3A3AC, 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 #D3A3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3A3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #D3A3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3a3ac; }
.text { color: #d3a3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3a3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 163 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3a3ac, #d3b2a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D3A3AC?: #D3A3AC 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 #D3A3AC?: The RGB value is 211, 163, 172: 211 red, 163 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3A3AC?: The complementary color is #A3D3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3A3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.