What color is #D5AABF?

#D5AABF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5AABF?

The RGB value is 213, 170, 191: 213 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5AABF?

The complementary color is #AAD5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5AABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5AABF color

#D5AABF rgb(213, 170, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D5AABF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 66.7% green and 74.9% blue (213, 170, 191).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 34% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Roseate Spoonbill (#E0ADC4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#D5AABF color codes

HEX	`#D5AABF`
RGB	`rgb(213, 170, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 66.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 34%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.97, 19.07, -4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.97, 19.65, 346.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.219, 46.659, 55.588)`
Decimal	`14002879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5AABF, 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 #D5AABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5AABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #D5AABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5aabf; }
.text { color: #d5aabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5aabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 170 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5aabf, #d5abaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D5AABF?: #D5AABF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5AABF?: The RGB value is 213, 170, 191: 213 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5AABF?: The complementary color is #AAD5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5AABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.