What color is #D68EBE?

#D68EBE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D68EBE?

The RGB value is 214, 142, 190: 214 red, 142 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D68EBE?

The complementary color is #8ED6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D68EBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D68EBE color

#D68EBE rgb(214, 142, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D68EBE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 55.7% green and 74.5% blue (214, 142, 190).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 47% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#D68EBE color codes

HEX	`#D68EBE`
RGB	`rgb(214, 142, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 55.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 47%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 34%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.55, 34.42, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.55, 37.06, 338.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.699, 37.362, 53.457)`
Decimal	`14061246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D68EBE, 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 #D68EBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D68EBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #D68EBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d68ebe; }
.text { color: #d68ebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d68ebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 142 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d68ebe, #d68e9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D68EBE?: #D68EBE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D68EBE?: The RGB value is 214, 142, 190: 214 red, 142 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D68EBE?: The complementary color is #8ED6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D68EBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.