What color is #D9959F?

#D9959F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9959F?

The RGB value is 217, 149, 159: 217 red, 149 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9959F?

The complementary color is #95D9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9959F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9959F color

#D9959F rgb(217, 149, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D9959F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 58.4% green and 62.4% blue (217, 149, 159).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 47% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 27% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#D9959F color codes

HEX	`#D9959F`
RGB	`rgb(217, 149, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 58.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 47%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 31%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 27%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.57, 26.95, 5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.57, 27.44, 10.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.622, 38.753, 37.871)`
Decimal	`14259615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9959F, 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 #D9959F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9959F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #D9959F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9959f; }
.text { color: #d9959f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9959f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 149 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9959f, #d9ad95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #D9959F?: #D9959F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9959F?: The RGB value is 217, 149, 159: 217 red, 149 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9959F?: The complementary color is #95D9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9959F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.