What color is #D3ACAA?

#D3ACAA 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 #D3ACAA?

The RGB value is 211, 172, 170: 211 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3ACAA?

The complementary color is #AAD1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3ACAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3ACAA color

#D3ACAA rgb(211, 172, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D3ACAA is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (211, 172, 170).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 32% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 19% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is La Vie en Rose (#D2A5A3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#D3ACAA color codes

HEX	`#D3ACAA`
RGB	`rgb(211, 172, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 67.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 32%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.71, 13.88, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.71, 15.28, 24.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.872, 46.258, 44.377)`
Decimal	`13872298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3ACAA, 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 #D3ACAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3ACAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #D3ACAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3acaa; }
.text { color: #d3acaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3acaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 172 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3acaa, #d3c1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D3ACAA?: #D3ACAA 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 #D3ACAA?: The RGB value is 211, 172, 170: 211 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3ACAA?: The complementary color is #AAD1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3ACAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.