What color is #D698A3?

#D698A3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D698A3?

The RGB value is 214, 152, 163: 214 red, 152 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D698A3?

The complementary color is #98D6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D698A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D698A3 color

#D698A3 rgb(214, 152, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D698A3 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 59.6% green and 63.9% blue (214, 152, 163).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 43% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 24% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#D698A3 color codes

HEX	`#D698A3`
RGB	`rgb(214, 152, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 59.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 43%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 29%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.04, 24.79, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.04, 25.04, 8.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.571, 39.399, 39.848)`
Decimal	`14063779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D698A3, 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 #D698A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D698A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #D698A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d698a3; }
.text { color: #d698a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d698a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 152 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d698a3, #d6ac98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D698A3?: #D698A3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D698A3?: The RGB value is 214, 152, 163: 214 red, 152 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D698A3?: The complementary color is #98D6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D698A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.