What color is #D5869C?

#D5869C is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5869C?

The RGB value is 213, 134, 156: 213 red, 134 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5869C?

The complementary color is #86D5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5869C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5869C color

#D5869C rgb(213, 134, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D5869C is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 52.5% green and 61.2% blue (213, 134, 156).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 48% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 27% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#D5869C color codes

HEX	`#D5869C`
RGB	`rgb(213, 134, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 52.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 48%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 37%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 27%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.64, 33.14, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.64, 33.16, 1.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.968, 33.6, 35.721)`
Decimal	`13993628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5869C, 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 #D5869C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5869C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #D5869C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5869c; }
.text { color: #d5869c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5869c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 134 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5869c, #d59786); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #D5869C?: #D5869C is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5869C?: The RGB value is 213, 134, 156: 213 red, 134 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5869C?: The complementary color is #86D5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5869C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.