What color is #D9A3BE?

#D9A3BE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9A3BE?

The RGB value is 217, 163, 190: 217 red, 163 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9A3BE?

The complementary color is #A3D9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9A3BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9A3BE color

#D9A3BE rgb(217, 163, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D9A3BE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 63.9% green and 74.5% blue (217, 163, 190).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 42% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#D9A3BE color codes

HEX	`#D9A3BE`
RGB	`rgb(217, 163, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 63.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 42%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 25%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.67, 24.11, -6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.67, 24.86, 345.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.007, 44.666, 54.64)`
Decimal	`14263230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9A3BE, 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 #D9A3BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9A3BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #D9A3BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9a3be; }
.text { color: #d9a3be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9a3be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 163 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9a3be, #d9a3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D9A3BE?: #D9A3BE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9A3BE?: The RGB value is 217, 163, 190: 217 red, 163 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9A3BE?: The complementary color is #A3D9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9A3BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.