What color is #D5A9B6?

#D5A9B6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5A9B6?

The RGB value is 213, 169, 182: 213 red, 169 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5A9B6?

The complementary color is #A9D5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5A9B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5A9B6 color

#D5A9B6 rgb(213, 169, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D5A9B6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 66.3% green and 71.4% blue (213, 169, 182).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 34% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#D5A9B6 color codes

HEX	`#D5A9B6`
RGB	`rgb(213, 169, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 66.3%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 34%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 21%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.48, 18.12, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.48, 18.13, 358.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.072, 45.901, 50.469)`
Decimal	`14002614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5A9B6, 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 #D5A9B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5A9B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #D5A9B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5a9b6; }
.text { color: #d5a9b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5a9b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 169 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5a9b6, #d5b2a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #D5A9B6?: #D5A9B6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5A9B6?: The RGB value is 213, 169, 182: 213 red, 169 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5A9B6?: The complementary color is #A9D5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5A9B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.