What color is #D8A2C1?

#D8A2C1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8A2C1?

The RGB value is 216, 162, 193: 216 red, 162 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8A2C1?

The complementary color is #A2D8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8A2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8A2C1 color

#D8A2C1 rgb(216, 162, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8A2C1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 63.5% green and 75.7% blue (216, 162, 193).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 41% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#D8A2C1 color codes

HEX	`#D8A2C1`
RGB	`rgb(216, 162, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 63.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 41%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 25%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.42, 24.81, -8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.42, 26.09, 341.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.865, 44.292, 56.312)`
Decimal	`14197441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8A2C1, 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 #D8A2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8A2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #D8A2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8a2c1; }
.text { color: #d8a2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8a2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 162 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8a2c1, #d8a2a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D8A2C1?: #D8A2C1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8A2C1?: The RGB value is 216, 162, 193: 216 red, 162 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8A2C1?: The complementary color is #A2D8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8A2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.