What color is #D7A3AD?

#D7A3AD 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 #D7A3AD?

The RGB value is 215, 163, 173: 215 red, 163 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7A3AD?

The complementary color is #A3D7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7A3AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7A3AD color

#D7A3AD rgb(215, 163, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D7A3AD is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 63.9% green and 67.8% blue (215, 163, 173).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 39% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#D7A3AD color codes

HEX	`#D7A3AD`
RGB	`rgb(215, 163, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 63.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 39%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 24%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 20%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72, 20.69, 2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72, 20.82, 6.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.665, 43.661, 45.391)`
Decimal	`14132141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7A3AD, 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 #D7A3AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7A3AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #D7A3AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7a3ad; }
.text { color: #d7a3ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7a3ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 163 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7a3ad, #d7b3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #D7A3AD?: #D7A3AD 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 #D7A3AD?: The RGB value is 215, 163, 173: 215 red, 163 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7A3AD?: The complementary color is #A3D7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7A3AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.