What color is #D4A4A8?

#D4A4A8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4A4A8?

The RGB value is 212, 164, 168: 212 red, 164 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4A4A8?

The complementary color is #A4D4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4A4A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4A4A8 color

#D4A4A8 rgb(212, 164, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D4A4A8 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 64.3% green and 65.9% blue (212, 164, 168).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 36% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#D4A4A8 color codes

HEX	`#D4A4A8`
RGB	`rgb(212, 164, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 64.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 36%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 23%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.81, 18.28, 4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.81, 18.89, 14.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.495, 43.377, 42.909)`
Decimal	`13935784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4A4A8, 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 #D4A4A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4A4A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #D4A4A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4a4a8; }
.text { color: #d4a4a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4a4a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 164 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4a4a8, #d4b8a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D4A4A8?: #D4A4A8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4A4A8?: The RGB value is 212, 164, 168: 212 red, 164 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4A4A8?: The complementary color is #A4D4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4A4A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.