What color is #D8A29E?

#D8A29E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8A29E?

The RGB value is 216, 162, 158: 216 red, 162 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8A29E?

The complementary color is #9ED4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8A29E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8A29E color

#D8A29E rgb(216, 162, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8A29E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 63.5% green and 62% blue (216, 162, 158).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 43% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#D8A29E color codes

HEX	`#D8A29E`
RGB	`rgb(216, 162, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 63.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 43%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 27%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.49, 19.41, 9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.49, 21.78, 26.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.412, 42.911, 38.126)`
Decimal	`14197406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8A29E, 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 #D8A29E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8A29E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #D8A29E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8a29e; }
.text { color: #d8a29e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8a29e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 162 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8a29e, #d8bf9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D8A29E?: #D8A29E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8A29E?: The RGB value is 216, 162, 158: 216 red, 162 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8A29E?: The complementary color is #9ED4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8A29E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.