What color is #D68DA5?

#D68DA5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D68DA5?

The RGB value is 214, 141, 165: 214 red, 141 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D68DA5?

The complementary color is #8DD6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D68DA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D68DA5 color

#D68DA5 rgb(214, 141, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D68DA5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 55.3% green and 64.7% blue (214, 141, 165).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 47% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 23% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Kiss (#D28CA7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#D68DA5 color codes

HEX	`#D68DA5`
RGB	`rgb(214, 141, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 55.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 47%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 34%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 23%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, 31.03, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 31.05, 357.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.049, 36.065, 40.231)`
Decimal	`14060965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D68DA5, 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 #D68DA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D68DA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #D68DA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d68da5; }
.text { color: #d68da5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d68da5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 141 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d68da5, #d69a8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #D68DA5?: #D68DA5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D68DA5?: The RGB value is 214, 141, 165: 214 red, 141 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D68DA5?: The complementary color is #8DD6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D68DA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.