What color is #D4889E?

#D4889E is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4889E?

The RGB value is 212, 136, 158: 212 red, 136 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4889E?

The complementary color is #88D4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4889E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4889E color

#D4889E rgb(212, 136, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D4889E is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 53.3% green and 62% blue (212, 136, 158).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 47% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 25% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#D4889E color codes

HEX	`#D4889E`
RGB	`rgb(212, 136, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 53.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 47%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 36%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 25%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.02, 31.99, 0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.02, 31.99, 0.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.128, 34.077, 36.7)`
Decimal	`13928606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4889E, 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 #D4889E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4889E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #D4889E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4889e; }
.text { color: #d4889e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4889e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 136 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4889e, #d49888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #D4889E?: #D4889E is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4889E?: The RGB value is 212, 136, 158: 212 red, 136 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4889E?: The complementary color is #88D4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4889E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.