What color is #DA9199?

#DA9199 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DA9199?

The RGB value is 218, 145, 153: 218 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DA9199?

The complementary color is #91DAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA9199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DA9199 color

#DA9199 rgb(218, 145, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DA9199 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 56.9% green and 60% blue (218, 145, 153).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 50% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 30% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#DA9199 color codes

HEX	`#DA9199`
RGB	`rgb(218, 145, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 56.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 50%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 33%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 30%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.62, 28.66, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.62, 29.54, 14.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.79, 37.459, 35.002)`
Decimal	`14324121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DA9199, 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 #DA9199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DA9199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #DA9199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da9199; }
.text { color: #da9199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da9199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 145 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da9199, #daae91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #DA9199?: #DA9199 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DA9199?: The RGB value is 218, 145, 153: 218 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DA9199?: The complementary color is #91DAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA9199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.