What color is #DEA0A3?

#DEA0A3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEA0A3?

The RGB value is 222, 160, 163: 222 red, 160 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEA0A3?

The complementary color is #A0DEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEA0A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEA0A3 color

#DEA0A3 rgb(222, 160, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DEA0A3 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 62.7% green and 63.9% blue (222, 160, 163).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 48% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 27% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#DEA0A3 color codes

HEX	`#DEA0A3`
RGB	`rgb(222, 160, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 62.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 48%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 28%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 27%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.77, 23.43, 7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.77, 24.64, 17.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.307, 43.318, 40.407)`
Decimal	`14590115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEA0A3, 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 #DEA0A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEA0A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #DEA0A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dea0a3; }
.text { color: #dea0a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dea0a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 160 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dea0a3, #debca0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEA0A3?: #DEA0A3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEA0A3?: The RGB value is 222, 160, 163: 222 red, 160 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEA0A3?: The complementary color is #A0DEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEA0A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.