What color is #D9AEC9?

#D9AEC9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9AEC9?

The RGB value is 217, 174, 201: 217 red, 174 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9AEC9?

The complementary color is #AED9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9AEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9AEC9 color

#D9AEC9 rgb(217, 174, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D9AEC9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 68.2% green and 78.8% blue (217, 174, 201).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#D9AEC9 color codes

HEX	`#D9AEC9`
RGB	`rgb(217, 174, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 68.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.6, 20.03, -7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.6, 21.47, 338.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.293, 49.242, 61.892)`
Decimal	`14266057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9AEC9, 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 #D9AEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9AEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #D9AEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9aec9; }
.text { color: #d9aec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9aec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 174 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9aec9, #d9aeb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D9AEC9?: #D9AEC9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9AEC9?: The RGB value is 217, 174, 201: 217 red, 174 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9AEC9?: The complementary color is #AED9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9AEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.