What color is #D7A9AF?

#D7A9AF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7A9AF?

The RGB value is 215, 169, 175: 215 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7A9AF?

The complementary color is #A9D7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7A9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7A9AF color

#D7A9AF rgb(215, 169, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D7A9AF is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 66.3% green and 68.6% blue (215, 169, 175).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 37% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Sakura (#DFB1B6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#D7A9AF color codes

HEX	`#D7A9AF`
RGB	`rgb(215, 169, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 66.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 37%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 21%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 19%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.49, 17.75, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.49, 18.06, 10.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.95, 45.92, 46.781)`
Decimal	`14133679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7A9AF, 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 #D7A9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7A9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #D7A9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7a9af; }
.text { color: #d7a9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7a9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 169 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7a9af, #d7baa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D7A9AF?: #D7A9AF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7A9AF?: The RGB value is 215, 169, 175: 215 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7A9AF?: The complementary color is #A9D7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7A9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.