What color is #D89FBD?

#D89FBD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D89FBD?

The RGB value is 216, 159, 189: 216 red, 159 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D89FBD?

The complementary color is #9FD8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D89FBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D89FBD color

#D89FBD rgb(216, 159, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D89FBD is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 62.4% green and 74.1% blue (216, 159, 189).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 42% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Perfume (#D49AB9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#D89FBD color codes

HEX	`#D89FBD`
RGB	`rgb(216, 159, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 62.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 42%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 26%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.6, 25.76, -7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.6, 26.72, 344.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.902, 43.071, 53.819)`
Decimal	`14196669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D89FBD, 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 #D89FBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D89FBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #D89FBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d89fbd; }
.text { color: #d89fbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d89fbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 159 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d89fbd, #d89fa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D89FBD?: #D89FBD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D89FBD?: The RGB value is 216, 159, 189: 216 red, 159 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D89FBD?: The complementary color is #9FD8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D89FBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.