What color is #D99396?

#D99396 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Juicy Peach. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D99396?

The RGB value is 217, 147, 150: 217 red, 147 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D99396?

The complementary color is #93D9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D99396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D99396 color

#D99396 rgb(217, 147, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D99396 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 57.6% green and 58.8% blue (217, 147, 150).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 48% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 31% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Juicy Peach (#D99290), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#D99396 color codes

HEX	`#D99396`
RGB	`rgb(217, 147, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 57.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 48%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 32%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 31%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.89, 26.81, 9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.89, 28.35, 18.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.555, 37.824, 33.802)`
Decimal	`14259094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D99396, 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 #D99396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D99396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #D99396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d99396; }
.text { color: #d99396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d99396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 147 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d99396, #d9b393); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D99396?: #D99396 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Juicy Peach. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D99396?: The RGB value is 217, 147, 150: 217 red, 147 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D99396?: The complementary color is #93D9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D99396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.