What color is #DC6193?

#DC6193 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Flirty Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DC6193?

The RGB value is 220, 97, 147: 220 red, 97 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DC6193?

The complementary color is #61DCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC6193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DC6193 color

#DC6193 rgb(220, 97, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DC6193 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 38% green and 57.6% blue (220, 97, 147).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 64% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 33% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Flirty Rose (#D65E93), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#DC6193 color codes

HEX	`#DC6193`
RGB	`rgb(220, 97, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 38%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 64%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 56%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 33%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.92, 53.12, -3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.92, 53.23, 356.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.058, 25.876, 30.536)`
Decimal	`14442899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DC6193, 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 #DC6193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DC6193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	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 #DC6193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc6193; }
.text { color: #dc6193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc6193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 97 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc6193, #dc6d61); }

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Questions

What color is #DC6193?: #DC6193 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Flirty Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DC6193?: The RGB value is 220, 97, 147: 220 red, 97 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DC6193?: The complementary color is #61DCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC6193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.