What color is #D491B4?

#D491B4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D491B4?

The RGB value is 212, 145, 180: 212 red, 145 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D491B4?

The complementary color is #91D4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D491B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D491B4 color

#D491B4 rgb(212, 145, 180)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D491B4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 56.9% green and 70.6% blue (212, 145, 180).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 44% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 15% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#D491B4 color codes

HEX	`#D491B4`
RGB	`rgb(212, 145, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 56.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 44%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 32%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 15%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.68, 30.47, -7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.68, 31.49, 345.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.515, 37.545, 48.021)`
Decimal	`13930932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D491B4, 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 #D491B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D491B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #D491B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d491b4; }
.text { color: #d491b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d491b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 145 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d491b4, #d49192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D491B4?: #D491B4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D491B4?: The RGB value is 212, 145, 180: 212 red, 145 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D491B4?: The complementary color is #91D4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D491B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.