What color is #D99EC8?

#D99EC8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D99EC8?

The RGB value is 217, 158, 200: 217 red, 158 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D99EC8?

The complementary color is #9ED9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D99EC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D99EC8 color

#D99EC8 rgb(217, 158, 200)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D99EC8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 62% green and 78.4% blue (217, 158, 200).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 44% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#D99EC8 color codes

HEX	`#D99EC8`
RGB	`rgb(217, 158, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 62%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 44%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 8%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.81, 28.51, -12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.81, 31.28, 335.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.267, 43.378, 60.305)`
Decimal	`14261960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D99EC8, 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 #D99EC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D99EC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #D99EC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d99ec8; }
.text { color: #d99ec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d99ec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 158 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d99ec8, #d99eab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D99EC8?: #D99EC8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D99EC8?: The RGB value is 217, 158, 200: 217 red, 158 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D99EC8?: The complementary color is #9ED9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D99EC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.