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#d094ac

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

RGB
208, 148, 172
HSL
336°, 39%, 70%
CMYK
0, 29, 17, 18
Luminance
0.3757

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d094ac is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d094ac
Hue
336°
magenta / pink
Saturation
39%
soft
Lightness
70%
light
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
67%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3757
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
30/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
8.51:1
Closest name
Rosy Brown
ΔE2000 9.3
Where it sits
Hue336° of 360°
Saturation39%
Lightness70%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool30% 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#d094ac
RGBrgb(208, 148, 172)
HSLhsl(336, 39%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 17%, 18%)
LABlab(67.7 26.1 -3.5)
LCHlch(67.7 26.4 352.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.732 0.078 353.5)
Decimal13669548
Display P3color(display-p3 0.816 0.580 0.675)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d094ac;
background-color: #d094ac;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d094ac] bg-[#d094ac]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d094ac;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.816, green: 0.580, blue: 0.675)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d094ac")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD094AC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(172, 148, 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 #d094ac · 8.51:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.47:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.51:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d094ac as text scores 2.47:1 on white and 8.51:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d094ac on white: 2.47:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d094ac on black: 8.51:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #9A9FAD
deuteranopia · #A8A9AB
tritanopia · #D9929C

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d094ac 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.

#FAF5F7
#F4EBEF
#E9D2DC
#DDB1C3
#d094ac
#BB6386
#AA4B71
#8E3E5E
#71324B
#532739
#341924
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FAF5F7Darkest = 950 · #341924
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF5F7;
  --brand-100: #F4EBEF;
  --brand-200: #E9D2DC;
  --brand-300: #DDB1C3;
  --brand-400: #d094ac;
  --brand-500: #BB6386;
  --brand-600: #AA4B71;
  --brand-700: #8E3E5E;
  --brand-800: #71324B;
  --brand-900: #532739;
  --brand-950: #341924;
  --brand: #d094ac;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d094ac

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#FAF4F7
Tinted page background
Border#E6C6D3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B6B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3A9259
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#59273B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F7EDF1
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141A
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 #d094ac

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#94D0B8
Analogous left#D094CA
Analogous right#D09A94
Split-complement 1#94D09A
Split-complement 2#94CAD0
Triadic 1#ACD094
Triadic 2#94ACD0
Tetradic#CAD094

RGB percentages

Red81.6%
Green58.0%
Blue67.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta28.8%
Yellow17.3%
Key (black)18.4%

Color previews

#d094ac text on a black background

contrast 8.51:1

Card sample

#d094ac text on a white background

contrast 2.47:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d094ac;
Background color
Panel with #d094ac background
background-color: #d094ac;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d094ac;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(208, 148, 172, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(208, 148, 172, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d094ac;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d094ac, #D0A494);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d094ac

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.

#d094ac 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.

#d094ac, answered

What color is #d094ac?

#d094ac is a light soft magenta / pink, closest to Rosy Brown (ΔE2000 9.3). It sits at 336° on the hue wheel with 39% saturation and 70% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #d094ac?

rgb(208, 148, 172) — 208 red, 148 green and 172 blue out of 255, or 81.6% / 58% / 67.5% by channel.

Is #d094ac a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3757 and perceived brightness is 67%, so black text on it reaches 8.51:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d094ac?

Black. It scores 8.51:1 against #d094ac, versus 2.47:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d094ac?

#94D0B8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #94D09A and #94CAD0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d094ac?

For interface work: #FAF4F7 as the surface, #E6C6D3 for borders, #9B4B6B for secondary text, #3A9259 as an accent and #59273B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D094CA and #D09A94 stays calm, while #94D0B8 is the loudest partner.

What is #d094ac in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 29%, 17%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d094ac warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 30 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D09496; nudged cooler, #D292C3.

Work with #d094ac in the Color Lab