What color is #D3A9A9?

#D3A9A9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color La Vie en Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3A9A9?

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

What is the complementary color of #D3A9A9?

The complementary color is #A9D3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3A9A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3A9A9 color

#D3A9A9 rgb(211, 169, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D3A9A9 is a light, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 32% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is La Vie en Rose (#D2A5A3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#D3A9A9 color codes

HEX	`#D3A9A9`
RGB	`rgb(211, 169, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 66.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 32%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 20%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.95, 15.35, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.95, 16.42, 20.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.214, 45.091, 43.692)`
Decimal	`13871529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3A9A9, 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 #D3A9A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3A9A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #D3A9A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3a9a9; }
.text { color: #d3a9a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3a9a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 169 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3a9a9, #d3bea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D3A9A9?: #D3A9A9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color La Vie en Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3A9A9?: The RGB value is 211, 169, 169: 211 red, 169 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3A9A9?: The complementary color is #A9D3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3A9A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.