Information about #D9969C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#D9969C is a clearly saturated earthy red that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Parrot Pink (#D998A0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vibrant Rose Gold (#DF8F9B) and Rose Gold Glitter (#D198A3).
The recipe behind #D9969C is rgb(217, 150, 156), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #D9969C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. No one has named #D9969C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#D9969C color variations
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#D9969C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#D9969C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#D9969C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#D9969C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#D9969C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #D9969C color
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Nearest named colors to #D9969C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#D998A0
#DF8F9B
#D198A3
#D39EA2
#DA9CA6
#D09C97
#DA9790
#E18E96
#D3A297
#D58A94
#D08A9B
#D09F93
#D9969C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#D9969C
- RGB217, 150, 156
- CMYK0, 26, 24, 15
- CSSrgb(217, 150, 156)
- HSL355°, 47%, 72%
- HSL Precise354.627°, 46.853%, 71.961%
- HSV355°, 31%, 85%
- HSB355°, 31%, 85%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
- GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.588, 0.612)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.588, 0.612, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.588, 0.612)
- Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDD9969C
- DECIMAL ID14259868
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
