What color is #D69EB1?

#D69EB1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blush Bomb. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D69EB1?

The RGB value is 214, 158, 177: 214 red, 158 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D69EB1?

The complementary color is #9ED6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D69EB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D69EB1 color

#D69EB1 rgb(214, 158, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D69EB1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 62% green and 69.4% blue (214, 158, 177).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 41% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 17% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blush Bomb (#DD99AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#D69EB1 color codes

HEX	`#D69EB1`
RGB	`rgb(214, 158, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 62%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 41%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 26%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.82, 23.66, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.82, 23.71, 356.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.894, 41.926, 47.156)`
Decimal	`14065329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D69EB1, 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 #D69EB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D69EB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #D69EB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d69eb1; }
.text { color: #d69eb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d69eb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 158 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d69eb1, #d6a79e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #D69EB1?: #D69EB1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blush Bomb. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D69EB1?: The RGB value is 214, 158, 177: 214 red, 158 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D69EB1?: The complementary color is #9ED6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D69EB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.