What color is #DD97BE?

#DD97BE is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DD97BE?

The RGB value is 221, 151, 190: 221 red, 151 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DD97BE?

The complementary color is #97DDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD97BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DD97BE color

#DD97BE rgb(221, 151, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DD97BE is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 59.2% green and 74.5% blue (221, 151, 190).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 51% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sultan of Pink (#E89BC7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#DD97BE color codes

HEX	`#DD97BE`
RGB	`rgb(221, 151, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 59.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 51%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 32%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.33, 31.98, -9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.33, 33.36, 343.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.18, 41.226, 54.019)`
Decimal	`14522302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DD97BE, 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 #DD97BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DD97BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #DD97BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd97be; }
.text { color: #dd97be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd97be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 151 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd97be, #dd979b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #DD97BE?: #DD97BE is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DD97BE?: The RGB value is 221, 151, 190: 221 red, 151 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DD97BE?: The complementary color is #97DDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD97BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.