What color is #DA9FA5?

#DA9FA5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DA9FA5?

The RGB value is 218, 159, 165: 218 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DA9FA5?

The complementary color is #9FDAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA9FA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DA9FA5 color

#DA9FA5 rgb(218, 159, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DA9FA5 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 62.4% green and 64.7% blue (218, 159, 165).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 44% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 24% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#DA9FA5 color codes

HEX	`#DA9FA5`
RGB	`rgb(218, 159, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 62.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 44%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 24%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.16, 22.77, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.16, 23.44, 13.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.104, 42.421, 41.244)`
Decimal	`14327717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DA9FA5, 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 #DA9FA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DA9FA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #DA9FA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da9fa5; }
.text { color: #da9fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da9fa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 159 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da9fa5, #dab69f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #DA9FA5?: #DA9FA5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DA9FA5?: The RGB value is 218, 159, 165: 218 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DA9FA5?: The complementary color is #9FDAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA9FA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.