What color is #D4A6B0?

#D4A6B0 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 #D4A6B0?

The RGB value is 212, 166, 176: 212 red, 166 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4A6B0?

The complementary color is #A6D4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4A6B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4A6B0 color

#D4A6B0 rgb(212, 166, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D4A6B0 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 65.1% green and 69% blue (212, 166, 176).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 35% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 17% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#D4A6B0 color codes

HEX	`#D4A6B0`
RGB	`rgb(212, 166, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 65.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 35%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 22%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 17%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.5, 18.43, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.5, 18.48, 4.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.624, 44.406, 47.076)`
Decimal	`13936304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4A6B0, 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 #D4A6B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4A6B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #D4A6B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4a6b0; }
.text { color: #d4a6b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4a6b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 166 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4a6b0, #d4b3a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D4A6B0?: #D4A6B0 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 #D4A6B0?: The RGB value is 212, 166, 176: 212 red, 166 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4A6B0?: The complementary color is #A6D4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4A6B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.