What color is #D8A9BB?

#D8A9BB 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 #D8A9BB?

The RGB value is 216, 169, 187: 216 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8A9BB?

The complementary color is #A9D8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8A9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8A9BB color

#D8A9BB rgb(216, 169, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8A9BB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 66.3% green and 73.3% blue (216, 169, 187).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 38% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Roseate Spoonbill (#E0ADC4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#D8A9BB color codes

HEX	`#D8A9BB`
RGB	`rgb(216, 169, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 66.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 38%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.91, 20.02, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.91, 20.18, 352.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.476, 46.565, 53.28)`
Decimal	`14199227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8A9BB, 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 #D8A9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8A9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #D8A9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8a9bb; }
.text { color: #d8a9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8a9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 169 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8a9bb, #d8aea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D8A9BB?: #D8A9BB 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 #D8A9BB?: The RGB value is 216, 169, 187: 216 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8A9BB?: The complementary color is #A9D8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8A9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.