What color is #D9AAB0?

#D9AAB0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9AAB0?

The RGB value is 217, 170, 176: 217 red, 170 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9AAB0?

The complementary color is #AAD9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9AAB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9AAB0 color

#D9AAB0 rgb(217, 170, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D9AAB0 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 66.7% green and 69% blue (217, 170, 176).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 38% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 19% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sakura (#DFB1B6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#D9AAB0 color codes

HEX	`#D9AAB0`
RGB	`rgb(217, 170, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 66.7%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 38%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.96, 18.09, 3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.96, 18.43, 11.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.827, 46.638, 47.391)`
Decimal	`14265008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9AAB0, 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 #D9AAB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9AAB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #D9AAB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9aab0; }
.text { color: #d9aab0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9aab0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 170 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9aab0, #d9bbaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D9AAB0?: #D9AAB0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9AAB0?: The RGB value is 217, 170, 176: 217 red, 170 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9AAB0?: The complementary color is #AAD9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9AAB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.