What color is #DE889E?

#DE889E 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 #DE889E?

The RGB value is 222, 136, 158: 222 red, 136 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE889E?

The complementary color is #88DEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE889E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE889E color

#DE889E rgb(222, 136, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DE889E is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 53.3% green and 62% blue (222, 136, 158).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 57% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 29% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#DE889E color codes

HEX	`#DE889E`
RGB	`rgb(222, 136, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 53.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 57%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 39%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 29%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.22, 35.59, 2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.22, 35.67, 3.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.101, 35.61, 36.839)`
Decimal	`14583966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE889E, 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 #DE889E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE889E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #DE889E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de889e; }
.text { color: #de889e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de889e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 136 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de889e, #de9d88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #DE889E?: #DE889E 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 #DE889E?: The RGB value is 222, 136, 158: 222 red, 136 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE889E?: The complementary color is #88DEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE889E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.