What color is #D69F98?

#D69F98 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D69F98?

The RGB value is 214, 159, 152: 214 red, 159 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D69F98?

The complementary color is #98CFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D69F98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D69F98 color

#D69F98 rgb(214, 159, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D69F98 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 62.4% green and 59.6% blue (214, 159, 152).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 43% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 29% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#D69F98 color codes

HEX	`#D69F98`
RGB	`rgb(214, 159, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 62.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 43%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 29%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 29%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.43, 19.45, 11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.43, 22.68, 30.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.798, 41.362, 35.271)`
Decimal	`14065560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D69F98, 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 #D69F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D69F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #D69F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d69f98; }
.text { color: #d69f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d69f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 159 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d69f98, #d6be98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D69F98?: #D69F98 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D69F98?: The RGB value is 214, 159, 152: 214 red, 159 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D69F98?: The complementary color is #98CFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D69F98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.