What color is #D9A9B3?

#D9A9B3 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 #D9A9B3?

The RGB value is 217, 169, 179: 217 red, 169 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9A9B3?

The complementary color is #A9D9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9A9B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9A9B3 color

#D9A9B3 rgb(217, 169, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D9A9B3 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 66.3% green and 70.2% blue (217, 169, 179).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 39% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#D9A9B3 color codes

HEX	`#D9A9B3`
RGB	`rgb(217, 169, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 66.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 39%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.79, 19.1, 1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.79, 19.17, 4.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.94, 46.384, 48.909)`
Decimal	`14264755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9A9B3, 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 #D9A9B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9A9B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #D9A9B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9a9b3; }
.text { color: #d9a9b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9a9b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 169 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9a9b3, #d9b7a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #D9A9B3?: #D9A9B3 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 #D9A9B3?: The RGB value is 217, 169, 179: 217 red, 169 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9A9B3?: The complementary color is #A9D9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9A9B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.