What color is #D69AA1?

#D69AA1 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 #D69AA1?

The RGB value is 214, 154, 161: 214 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D69AA1?

The complementary color is #9AD6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D69AA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D69AA1 color

#D69AA1 rgb(214, 154, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D69AA1 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 60.4% green and 63.1% blue (214, 154, 161).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 42% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 25% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#D69AA1 color codes

HEX	`#D69AA1`
RGB	`rgb(214, 154, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 60.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 42%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 28%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.46, 23.42, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.46, 24, 12.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.721, 39.983, 39.021)`
Decimal	`14064289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D69AA1, 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 #D69AA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D69AA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #D69AA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d69aa1; }
.text { color: #d69aa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d69aa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 154 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d69aa1, #d6b19a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D69AA1?: #D69AA1 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 #D69AA1?: The RGB value is 214, 154, 161: 214 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D69AA1?: The complementary color is #9AD6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D69AA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.