What color is #D97E9F?

#D97E9F is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pinking. Fast and Slow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D97E9F?

The RGB value is 217, 126, 159: 217 red, 126 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D97E9F?

The complementary color is #7ED9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D97E9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D97E9F color

#D97E9F rgb(217, 126, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D97E9F is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 49.4% green and 62.4% blue (217, 126, 159).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 54% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 27% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pinking. Fast and Slow (#DF7BA4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#D97E9F color codes

HEX	`#D97E9F`
RGB	`rgb(217, 126, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 49.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 54%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 42%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 27%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.49, 39.21, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.49, 39.28, 356.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.335, 32.18, 36.776)`
Decimal	`14253727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D97E9F, 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 #D97E9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D97E9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #D97E9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d97e9f; }
.text { color: #d97e9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d97e9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 126 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d97e9f, #d98b7e); }

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Questions

What color is #D97E9F?: #D97E9F is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pinking. Fast and Slow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D97E9F?: The RGB value is 217, 126, 159: 217 red, 126 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D97E9F?: The complementary color is #7ED9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D97E9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.