What color is #D993B1?

#D993B1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D993B1?

The RGB value is 217, 147, 177: 217 red, 147 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D993B1?

The complementary color is #93D9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D993B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D993B1 color

#D993B1 rgb(217, 147, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D993B1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 57.6% green and 69.4% blue (217, 147, 177).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 48% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Kiss (#D28CA7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#D993B1 color codes

HEX	`#D993B1`
RGB	`rgb(217, 147, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 57.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 48%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 32%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 18%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.6, 30.68, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.6, 31.06, 351.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.985, 38.796, 46.6)`
Decimal	`14259121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D993B1, 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 #D993B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D993B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #D993B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d993b1; }
.text { color: #d993b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d993b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 147 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d993b1, #d99893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #D993B1?: #D993B1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D993B1?: The RGB value is 217, 147, 177: 217 red, 147 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D993B1?: The complementary color is #93D9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D993B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.