What color is #DEA4AE?

#DEA4AE 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 #DEA4AE?

The RGB value is 222, 164, 174: 222 red, 164 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEA4AE?

The complementary color is #A4DED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEA4AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEA4AE color

#DEA4AE rgb(222, 164, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DEA4AE is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 64.3% green and 68.2% blue (222, 164, 174).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 47% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#DEA4AE color codes

HEX	`#DEA4AE`
RGB	`rgb(222, 164, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 64.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 47%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 26%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.98, 22.86, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.98, 23.09, 8.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.04, 45.139, 46.06)`
Decimal	`14591150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEA4AE, 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 #DEA4AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEA4AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #DEA4AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dea4ae; }
.text { color: #dea4ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dea4ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 164 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dea4ae, #deb7a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEA4AE?: #DEA4AE 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 #DEA4AE?: The RGB value is 222, 164, 174: 222 red, 164 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEA4AE?: The complementary color is #A4DED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEA4AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.