What color is #D79BAC?

#D79BAC 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 #D79BAC?

The RGB value is 215, 155, 172: 215 red, 155 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D79BAC?

The complementary color is #9BD7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D79BAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D79BAC color

#D79BAC rgb(215, 155, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D79BAC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 60.8% green and 67.5% blue (215, 155, 172).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 43% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 20% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blush Bomb (#DD99AA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#D79BAC color codes

HEX	`#D79BAC`
RGB	`rgb(215, 155, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 60.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 43%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 28%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 20%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.09, 24.87, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.09, 24.87, 0.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.193, 40.871, 44.425)`
Decimal	`14130092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D79BAC, 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 #D79BAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D79BAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #D79BAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d79bac; }
.text { color: #d79bac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d79bac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 155 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d79bac, #d7a89b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #D79BAC?: #D79BAC 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 #D79BAC?: The RGB value is 215, 155, 172: 215 red, 155 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D79BAC?: The complementary color is #9BD7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D79BAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.