What color is #DA949A?

#DA949A 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 #DA949A?

The RGB value is 218, 148, 154: 218 red, 148 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DA949A?

The complementary color is #94DAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA949A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DA949A color

#DA949A rgb(218, 148, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DA949A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 58% green and 60.4% blue (218, 148, 154).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 49% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 29% 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 8.68:1).

#DA949A color codes

HEX	`#DA949A`
RGB	`rgb(218, 148, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 58%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 49%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 32%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 29%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.33, 27.18, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.33, 28.23, 15.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.337, 38.421, 35.594)`
Decimal	`14324890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DA949A, 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 #DA949A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DA949A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #DA949A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da949a; }
.text { color: #da949a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da949a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 148 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da949a, #dab194); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #DA949A?: #DA949A 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 #DA949A?: The RGB value is 218, 148, 154: 218 red, 148 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DA949A?: The complementary color is #94DAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA949A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.