What color is #D9A2AB?

#D9A2AB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9A2AB?

The RGB value is 217, 162, 171: 217 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9A2AB?

The complementary color is #A2D9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9A2AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9A2AB color

#D9A2AB rgb(217, 162, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D9A2AB is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 63.5% green and 67.1% blue (217, 162, 171).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 42% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#D9A2AB color codes

HEX	`#D9A2AB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 162, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 63.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 42%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 25%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, 21.66, 3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 21.91, 8.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.887, 43.535, 44.348)`
Decimal	`14262955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9A2AB, 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 #D9A2AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9A2AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #D9A2AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9a2ab; }
.text { color: #d9a2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9a2ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 162 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9a2ab, #d9b4a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #D9A2AB?: #D9A2AB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9A2AB?: The RGB value is 217, 162, 171: 217 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9A2AB?: The complementary color is #A2D9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9A2AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.