What color is #DE86A1?

#DE86A1 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE86A1?

The RGB value is 222, 134, 161: 222 red, 134 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE86A1?

The complementary color is #86DEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE86A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE86A1 color

#DE86A1 rgb(222, 134, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DE86A1 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 52.5% green and 63.1% blue (222, 134, 161).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 57% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 27% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#DE86A1 color codes

HEX	`#DE86A1`
RGB	`rgb(222, 134, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 52.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 57%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 40%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 27%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, 37.05, 0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 37.05, 0.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.084, 35.156, 38.123)`
Decimal	`14583457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE86A1, 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 #DE86A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE86A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #DE86A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de86a1; }
.text { color: #de86a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de86a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 134 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de86a1, #de9786); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #DE86A1?: #DE86A1 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE86A1?: The RGB value is 222, 134, 161: 222 red, 134 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE86A1?: The complementary color is #86DEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE86A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.