What color is #D3A9A1?

#D3A9A1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3A9A1?

The RGB value is 211, 169, 161: 211 red, 169 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3A9A1?

The complementary color is #A1CBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3A9A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3A9A1 color

#D3A9A1 rgb(211, 169, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D3A9A1 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 66.3% green and 63.1% blue (211, 169, 161).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 36% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 24% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Borlotti Bean (#D9B1AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#D3A9A1 color codes

HEX	`#D3A9A1`
RGB	`rgb(211, 169, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 66.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 36%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 24%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 24%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.76, 14.16, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.76, 17.31, 35.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.485, 44.8, 39.857)`
Decimal	`13871521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3A9A1, 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 #D3A9A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3A9A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #D3A9A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3a9a1; }
.text { color: #d3a9a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3a9a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 169 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3a9a1, #d3c2a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #D3A9A1?: #D3A9A1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3A9A1?: The RGB value is 211, 169, 161: 211 red, 169 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3A9A1?: The complementary color is #A1CBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3A9A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.