What color is #D3A9AE?

#D3A9AE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3A9AE?

The RGB value is 211, 169, 174: 211 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3A9AE?

The complementary color is #A9D3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3A9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3A9AE color

#D3A9AE rgb(211, 169, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D3A9AE is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 66.3% green and 68.2% blue (211, 169, 174).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 32% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#D3A9AE color codes

HEX	`#D3A9AE`
RGB	`rgb(211, 169, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 66.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 32%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 20%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 18%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.08, 16.12, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.08, 16.45, 11.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.692, 45.283, 46.212)`
Decimal	`13871534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3A9AE, 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 #D3A9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3A9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #D3A9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3a9ae; }
.text { color: #d3a9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3a9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 169 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3a9ae, #d3b9a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D3A9AE?: #D3A9AE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3A9AE?: The RGB value is 211, 169, 174: 211 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3A9AE?: The complementary color is #A9D3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3A9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.