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#d092ba

a light, soft magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Plum

RGB
208, 146, 186
HSL
321°, 40%, 69%
CMYK
0, 30, 11, 18
Luminance
0.3751

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d092ba is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d092ba
Hue
321°
magenta / pink
Saturation
40%
soft
Lightness
69%
light
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
67%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3751
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
38/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
8.50:1
Closest name
Plum
ΔE2000 7
Where it sits
Hue321° of 360°
Saturation40%
Lightness69%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool38% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d092ba
RGBrgb(208, 146, 186)
HSLhsl(321, 40%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 11%, 18%)
LABlab(67.7 29.5 -11.4)
LCHlch(67.7 31.6 338.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.733 0.091 340.6)
Decimal13669050
Display P3color(display-p3 0.816 0.573 0.729)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d092ba;
background-color: #d092ba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d092ba] bg-[#d092ba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d092ba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.816, green: 0.573, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d092ba")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD092BA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(186, 146, 208)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #d092ba · 8.50:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.47:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.50:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d092ba as text scores 2.47:1 on white and 8.50:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d092ba on white: 2.47:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d092ba on black: 8.50:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #949FBC
deuteranopia · #A3A8B8
tritanopia · #D793A0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d092ba is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAF5F8
#F4EBF1
#E9D2E1
#DDB1CD
#d092ba
#BB629C
#AB4A88
#8E3E72
#72315B
#542744
#34182A
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FAF5F8Darkest = 950 · #34182A
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF5F8;
  --brand-100: #F4EBF1;
  --brand-200: #E9D2E1;
  --brand-300: #DDB1CD;
  --brand-400: #d092ba;
  --brand-500: #BB629C;
  --brand-600: #AB4A88;
  --brand-700: #8E3E72;
  --brand-800: #72315B;
  --brand-900: #542744;
  --brand-950: #34182A;
  --brand: #d092ba;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d092ba

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F8
Tinted page background
Border#E6C6DB
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B7E
Captions on the surface
Accent#3A9243
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#592647
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F7EDF4
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141E
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d092ba

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#92D0A8
Analogous left#C792D0
Analogous right#D0929B
Split-complement 1#9BD092
Split-complement 2#92D0C7
Triadic 1#BAD092
Triadic 2#92BAD0
Tetradic#D0C792

RGB percentages

Red81.6%
Green57.3%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta29.8%
Yellow10.6%
Key (black)18.4%

Color previews

#d092ba text on a black background

contrast 8.50:1

Card sample

#d092ba text on a white background

contrast 2.47:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d092ba;
Background color
Panel with #d092ba background
background-color: #d092ba;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d092ba;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(208, 146, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(208, 146, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d092ba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d092ba, #D09392);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d092ba

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d092ba in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#d092ba, answered

What color is #d092ba?

#d092ba is a light soft magenta / pink, closest to Plum (ΔE2000 7). It sits at 321° on the hue wheel with 40% saturation and 69% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #d092ba?

rgb(208, 146, 186) — 208 red, 146 green and 186 blue out of 255, or 81.6% / 57.3% / 72.9% by channel.

Is #d092ba a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3751 and perceived brightness is 67%, so black text on it reaches 8.50:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d092ba?

Black. It scores 8.50:1 against #d092ba, versus 2.47:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d092ba?

#92D0A8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #9BD092 and #92D0C7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d092ba?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #E6C6DB for borders, #9B4B7E for secondary text, #3A9243 as an accent and #592647 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C792D0 and #D0929B stays calm, while #92D0A8 is the loudest partner.

What is #d092ba in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 30%, 11%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d092ba warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 38 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D092A3; nudged cooler, #D190D2.

Work with #d092ba in the Color Lab