What color is #D5A5B2?

#D5A5B2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5A5B2?

The RGB value is 213, 165, 178: 213 red, 165 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5A5B2?

The complementary color is #A5D5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5A5B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5A5B2 color

#D5A5B2 rgb(213, 165, 178)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D5A5B2 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 64.7% green and 69.8% blue (213, 165, 178).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 36% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 16% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#D5A5B2 color codes

HEX	`#D5A5B2`
RGB	`rgb(213, 165, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 64.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 36%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 23%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 16%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.41, 19.65, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.41, 19.65, 0.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.932, 44.273, 48.079)`
Decimal	`14001586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5A5B2, 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 #D5A5B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5A5B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #D5A5B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5a5b2; }
.text { color: #d5a5b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5a5b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 165 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5a5b2, #d5b0a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #D5A5B2?: #D5A5B2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5A5B2?: The RGB value is 213, 165, 178: 213 red, 165 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5A5B2?: The complementary color is #A5D5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5A5B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.