What color is #D69A8D?

#D69A8D is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Pink Palazzo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D69A8D?

The RGB value is 214, 154, 141: 214 red, 154 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D69A8D?

The complementary color is #8DC9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D69A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D69A8D color

#D69A8D rgb(214, 154, 141)

Shades of red

The hex color #D69A8D is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 60.4% green and 55.3% blue (214, 154, 141).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 47% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 34% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Pink Palazzo (#DF9F8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#D69A8D color codes

HEX	`#D69A8D`
RGB	`rgb(214, 154, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 60.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 47%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 34%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 34%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.99, 20.73, 15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.99, 26.02, 37.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.096, 39.333, 30.464)`
Decimal	`14064269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D69A8D, 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 #D69A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D69A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #D69A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d69a8d; }
.text { color: #d69a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d69a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 154 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d69a8d, #d6be8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #D69A8D?: #D69A8D is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Pink Palazzo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D69A8D?: The RGB value is 214, 154, 141: 214 red, 154 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D69A8D?: The complementary color is #8DC9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D69A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.