What color is #D48B92?

#D48B92 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D48B92?

The RGB value is 212, 139, 146: 212 red, 139 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D48B92?

The complementary color is #8BD4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D48B92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D48B92 color

#D48B92 rgb(212, 139, 146)

Shades of red

The hex color #D48B92 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 54.5% green and 57.3% blue (212, 139, 146).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 46% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 31% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#D48B92 color codes

HEX	`#D48B92`
RGB	`rgb(212, 139, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 54.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 46%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 34%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 31%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, 28.73, 7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 29.77, 15.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.574, 34.54, 31.666)`
Decimal	`13929362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D48B92, 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 #D48B92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D48B92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #D48B92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d48b92; }
.text { color: #d48b92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d48b92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 139 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d48b92, #d4a98b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D48B92?: #D48B92 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D48B92?: The RGB value is 212, 139, 146: 212 red, 139 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D48B92?: The complementary color is #8BD4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D48B92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.