What color is #D8A8B9?

#D8A8B9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8A8B9?

The RGB value is 216, 168, 185: 216 red, 168 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8A8B9?

The complementary color is #A8D8C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8A8B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8A8B9 color

#D8A8B9 rgb(216, 168, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8A8B9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 65.9% green and 72.5% blue (216, 168, 185).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 38% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Roseate Spoonbill (#E0ADC4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#D8A8B9 color codes

HEX	`#D8A8B9`
RGB	`rgb(216, 168, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 65.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 38%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.62, 20.23, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.62, 20.32, 354.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.078, 46.109, 52.099)`
Decimal	`14198969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8A8B9, 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 #D8A8B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8A8B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #D8A8B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8a8b9; }
.text { color: #d8a8b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8a8b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 168 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8a8b9, #d8afa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D8A8B9?: #D8A8B9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8A8B9?: The RGB value is 216, 168, 185: 216 red, 168 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8A8B9?: The complementary color is #A8D8C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8A8B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.