What color is #D6A5A8?

#D6A5A8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6A5A8?

The RGB value is 214, 165, 168: 214 red, 165 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6A5A8?

The complementary color is #A5D6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6A5A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6A5A8 color

#D6A5A8 rgb(214, 165, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D6A5A8 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 64.7% green and 65.9% blue (214, 165, 168).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 37% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#D6A5A8 color codes

HEX	`#D6A5A8`
RGB	`rgb(214, 165, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 64.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 37%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 23%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.25, 18.48, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.25, 19.26, 16.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.255, 44.036, 42.996)`
Decimal	`14067112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6A5A8, 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 #D6A5A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6A5A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #D6A5A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6a5a8; }
.text { color: #d6a5a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6a5a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 165 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6a5a8, #d6bba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D6A5A8?: #D6A5A8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6A5A8?: The RGB value is 214, 165, 168: 214 red, 165 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6A5A8?: The complementary color is #A5D6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6A5A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.