What color is #D990BB?

#D990BB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D990BB?

The RGB value is 217, 144, 187: 217 red, 144 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D990BB?

The complementary color is #90D9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D990BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D990BB color

#D990BB rgb(217, 144, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D990BB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 56.5% green and 73.3% blue (217, 144, 187).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 49% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sultan of Pink (#E89BC7), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#D990BB color codes

HEX	`#D990BB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 144, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 56.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 49%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 34%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.23, 33.87, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.23, 35.61, 342.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.558, 38.289, 51.889)`
Decimal	`14258363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D990BB, 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 #D990BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D990BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #D990BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d990bb; }
.text { color: #d990bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d990bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 144 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d990bb, #d99097); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D990BB?: #D990BB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D990BB?: The RGB value is 217, 144, 187: 217 red, 144 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D990BB?: The complementary color is #90D9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D990BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.