What color is #D99FB4?

#D99FB4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blush Bomb. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D99FB4?

The RGB value is 217, 159, 180: 217 red, 159 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D99FB4?

The complementary color is #9FD9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D99FB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D99FB4 color

#D99FB4 rgb(217, 159, 180)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D99FB4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 62.4% green and 70.6% blue (217, 159, 180).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 43% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blush Bomb (#DD99AA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#D99FB4 color codes

HEX	`#D99FB4`
RGB	`rgb(217, 159, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 62.4%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 43%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 17%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.45, 24.66, -2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.45, 24.77, 354.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.252, 42.846, 48.847)`
Decimal	`14262196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D99FB4, 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 #D99FB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D99FB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #D99FB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d99fb4; }
.text { color: #d99fb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d99fb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 159 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d99fb4, #d9a79f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #D99FB4?: #D99FB4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blush Bomb. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D99FB4?: The RGB value is 217, 159, 180: 217 red, 159 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D99FB4?: The complementary color is #9FD9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D99FB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.