What color is #DA90C3?

#DA90C3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DA90C3?

The RGB value is 218, 144, 195: 218 red, 144 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DA90C3?

The complementary color is #90DAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA90C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DA90C3 color

#DA90C3 rgb(218, 144, 195)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DA90C3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 56.5% green and 76.5% blue (218, 144, 195).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 50% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#DA90C3 color codes

HEX	`#DA90C3`
RGB	`rgb(218, 144, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 56.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 50%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 34%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.6, 35.54, -14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.6, 38.53, 337.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.737, 38.794, 56.54)`
Decimal	`14323907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DA90C3, 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 #DA90C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DA90C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #DA90C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da90c3; }
.text { color: #da90c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da90c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 144 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da90c3, #da909e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DA90C3?: #DA90C3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DA90C3?: The RGB value is 218, 144, 195: 218 red, 144 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DA90C3?: The complementary color is #90DAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA90C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.