What color is #D5819A?

#D5819A is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5819A?

The RGB value is 213, 129, 154: 213 red, 129 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5819A?

The complementary color is #81D5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5819A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5819A color

#D5819A rgb(213, 129, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D5819A is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 50.6% green and 60.4% blue (213, 129, 154).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 50% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 28% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#D5819A color codes

HEX	`#D5819A`
RGB	`rgb(213, 129, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 50.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 50%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 39%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 28%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.49, 35.53, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.49, 35.53, 0.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.125, 32.183, 34.611)`
Decimal	`13992346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5819A, 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 #D5819A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5819A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #D5819A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5819a; }
.text { color: #d5819a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5819a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 129 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5819a, #d59281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #D5819A?: #D5819A is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5819A?: The RGB value is 213, 129, 154: 213 red, 129 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5819A?: The complementary color is #81D5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5819A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.