What color is #D98DA4?

#D98DA4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Foxy Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D98DA4?

The RGB value is 217, 141, 164: 217 red, 141 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D98DA4?

The complementary color is #8DD9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D98DA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D98DA4 color

#D98DA4 rgb(217, 141, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D98DA4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 55.3% green and 64.3% blue (217, 141, 164).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 50% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 24% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Foxy Pink (#DB95AB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#D98DA4 color codes

HEX	`#D98DA4`
RGB	`rgb(217, 141, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 55.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 50%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 35%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 24%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.89, 31.96, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.89, 31.96, 359.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.842, 36.485, 39.795)`
Decimal	`14257572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D98DA4, 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 #D98DA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D98DA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #D98DA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d98da4; }
.text { color: #d98da4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d98da4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 141 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d98da4, #d99c8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #D98DA4?: #D98DA4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Foxy Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D98DA4?: The RGB value is 217, 141, 164: 217 red, 141 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D98DA4?: The complementary color is #8DD9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D98DA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.