What color is #D97DB9?

#D97DB9 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D97DB9?

The RGB value is 217, 125, 185: 217 red, 125 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D97DB9?

The complementary color is #7DD99D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D97DB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D97DB9 color

#D97DB9 rgb(217, 125, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D97DB9 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 49% green and 72.5% blue (217, 125, 185).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 55% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#D97DB9 color codes

HEX	`#D97DB9`
RGB	`rgb(217, 125, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 49%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 55%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 42%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 15%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, 43.59, -16.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 46.46, 339.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.706, 32.925, 49.89)`
Decimal	`14253497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D97DB9, 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 #D97DB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D97DB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #D97DB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d97db9; }
.text { color: #d97db9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d97db9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 125 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d97db9, #d97d8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hot Pink.

Questions

What color is #D97DB9?: #D97DB9 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D97DB9?: The RGB value is 217, 125, 185: 217 red, 125 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D97DB9?: The complementary color is #7DD99D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D97DB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.