What color is #DA98BE?

#DA98BE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DA98BE?

The RGB value is 218, 152, 190: 218 red, 152 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DA98BE?

The complementary color is #98DAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA98BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DA98BE color

#DA98BE rgb(218, 152, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DA98BE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 59.6% green and 74.5% blue (218, 152, 190).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 47% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Perfume (#D49AB9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#DA98BE color codes

HEX	`#DA98BE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 152, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 59.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 47%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 30%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.23, 30.41, -9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.23, 31.91, 342.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.436, 41.082, 54.031)`
Decimal	`14325950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DA98BE, 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 #DA98BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DA98BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #DA98BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da98be; }
.text { color: #da98be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da98be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 152 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da98be, #da989d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DA98BE?: #DA98BE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DA98BE?: The RGB value is 218, 152, 190: 218 red, 152 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DA98BE?: The complementary color is #98DAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA98BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.