What color is #DE969D?

#DE969D is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Floyd. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE969D?

The RGB value is 222, 150, 157: 222 red, 150 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE969D?

The complementary color is #96DED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE969D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE969D color

#DE969D rgb(222, 150, 157)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DE969D is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 58.8% green and 61.6% blue (222, 150, 157).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 52% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 29% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pink Floyd (#EB9A9D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#DE969D color codes

HEX	`#DE969D`
RGB	`rgb(222, 150, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 58.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 52%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 32%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 29%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.31, 27.99, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.31, 28.96, 14.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.118, 39.78, 37.088)`
Decimal	`14587549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE969D, 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 #DE969D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE969D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #DE969D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de969d; }
.text { color: #de969d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de969d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 150 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de969d, #deb396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #DE969D?: #DE969D is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Floyd. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE969D?: The RGB value is 222, 150, 157: 222 red, 150 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE969D?: The complementary color is #96DED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE969D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.