HEX Color #DB8AA0 (Palevioletred)

About #DB8AA0

The precise color #DB8AA0 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Palevioletred. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 138 green, and 160 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 37% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB8AA0

RGB219, 138, 160

HSL343.7°, 52.9%, 70.0%

CMYK0%, 37%, 27%, 14%

HSV343.7°, 37.0%, 85.9%

LAB66.3, 33.7, 1.4

XYZ44.6, 35.8, 37.8

Decimal14387872

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#DB8AA0 #89DBC5

Analogous

#DB89C8 #DB9C89

Triadic

#A0DB89 #89A0DB

Tetradic

#C8DB89 #89DBC5 #9C89DB

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#DB8AA0

#DF97AA

#E3A4B5

#E7B1BF

#EBBECA

#EFCBD4

#F3D8DF

#F7E5E9

#FBF2F4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#DB8AA0

#C27A8E

#AA6B7C

#925C6A

#794C58

#613D47

#492E35

#301E23

#180F11

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.58:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.16:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.46:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.93:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB8AA0; }

.text-color { color: #DB8AA0; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB8AA0; }

Similar Colors

Palevioletred

#DB7093