What color is #DA8191?

#DA8191 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color I Love You Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DA8191?

The RGB value is 218, 129, 145: 218 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DA8191?

The complementary color is #81DACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA8191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DA8191 color

#DA8191 rgb(218, 129, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #DA8191 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 50.6% green and 56.9% blue (218, 129, 145).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 55% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 33% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is I Love You Pink (#D97D8F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#DA8191 color codes

HEX	`#DA8191`
RGB	`rgb(218, 129, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 50.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 55%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 41%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 33%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.88, 36.16, 6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.88, 36.7, 9.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.876, 32.654, 30.88)`
Decimal	`14320017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DA8191, 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 #DA8191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DA8191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #DA8191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da8191; }
.text { color: #da8191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da8191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 129 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da8191, #da9d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #DA8191?: #DA8191 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color I Love You Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DA8191?: The RGB value is 218, 129, 145: 218 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DA8191?: The complementary color is #81DACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA8191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.