What color is #D4999F?

#D4999F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4999F?

The RGB value is 212, 153, 159: 212 red, 153 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4999F?

The complementary color is #99D4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4999F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4999F color

#D4999F rgb(212, 153, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D4999F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 60% green and 62.4% blue (212, 153, 159).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 41% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 25% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#D4999F color codes

HEX	`#D4999F`
RGB	`rgb(212, 153, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 60%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 41%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 28%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.96, 22.93, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.96, 23.61, 13.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.801, 39.285, 38.017)`
Decimal	`13932959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4999F, 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 #D4999F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4999F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #D4999F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4999f; }
.text { color: #d4999f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4999f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 153 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4999f, #d4b099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D4999F?: #D4999F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4999F?: The RGB value is 212, 153, 159: 212 red, 153 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4999F?: The complementary color is #99D4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4999F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.