What color is #D891A1?

#D891A1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blush Bomb. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D891A1?

The RGB value is 216, 145, 161: 216 red, 145 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D891A1?

The complementary color is #91D8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D891A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D891A1 color

#D891A1 rgb(216, 145, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D891A1 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 56.9% green and 63.1% blue (216, 145, 161).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 48% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 25% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blush Bomb (#DD99AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#D891A1 color codes

HEX	`#D891A1`
RGB	`rgb(216, 145, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 56.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 48%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 33%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 25%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.6, 29.02, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.6, 29.14, 5.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.878, 37.426, 38.571)`
Decimal	`14193057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D891A1, 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 #D891A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D891A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #D891A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d891a1; }
.text { color: #d891a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d891a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 145 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d891a1, #d8a491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #D891A1?: #D891A1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blush Bomb. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D891A1?: The RGB value is 216, 145, 161: 216 red, 145 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D891A1?: The complementary color is #91D8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D891A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.