What color is #D995C2?

#D995C2 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 #D995C2?

The RGB value is 217, 149, 194: 217 red, 149 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D995C2?

The complementary color is #95D9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D995C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D995C2 color

#D995C2 rgb(217, 149, 194)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D995C2 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 58.4% green and 76.1% blue (217, 149, 194).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 47% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sultan of Pink (#E89BC7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#D995C2 color codes

HEX	`#D995C2`
RGB	`rgb(217, 149, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 58.4%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 47%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 31%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.57, 32.35, -12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.57, 34.82, 338.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.1, 40.144, 56.191)`
Decimal	`14259650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D995C2, 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 #D995C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D995C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #D995C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d995c2; }
.text { color: #d995c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d995c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 149 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d995c2, #d995a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D995C2?: #D995C2 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 #D995C2?: The RGB value is 217, 149, 194: 217 red, 149 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D995C2?: The complementary color is #95D9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D995C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.