What color is #D99EAB?

#D99EAB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blush Bomb. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D99EAB?

The RGB value is 217, 158, 171: 217 red, 158 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D99EAB?

The complementary color is #9ED9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D99EAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D99EAB color

#D99EAB rgb(217, 158, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D99EAB is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 62% green and 67.1% blue (217, 158, 171).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 44% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blush Bomb (#DD99AA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#D99EAB color codes

HEX	`#D99EAB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 158, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 62%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 44%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, 23.82, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 23.9, 4.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.193, 42.148, 44.117)`
Decimal	`14261931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D99EAB, 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 #D99EAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D99EAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #D99EAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d99eab; }
.text { color: #d99eab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d99eab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 158 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d99eab, #d9af9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #D99EAB?: #D99EAB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blush Bomb. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D99EAB?: The RGB value is 217, 158, 171: 217 red, 158 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D99EAB?: The complementary color is #9ED9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D99EAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.