Recognised as Colour

#D27979

#D27979
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#D27979 is a red with RGB values 210, 121, 121 and HSL 0°, 50%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#D27979#D27979

HEX#D27979

RGBrgb(210, 121, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.4745, 0.4745

RGB percentages82.4%, 47.5%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(0, 49.7%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 42.4%, 82.4%)

CMYK0%, 42.4%, 42.4%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,793,657

CSS custom property--colour: #D27979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1

Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#2D8686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8778no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19977no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E26E7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10.8 Indian red · ΔE 14.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.4 Salmon · ΔE 18.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#79D2D2

Analogous#D279A5, #D2A579

Triadic#79D279, #7979D2

Split complementary#79D2A5, #79A5D2

Tetradic#A5D279, #79D2D2, #A579D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8ECEC

Lighter +20%#ECC5C5

Lighter +10%#DF9F9F

Darker −10%#C55353

Darker −20%#AB3A3A

Darker −30%#852D2D

Darker −40%#5F2020

More saturated +25%#E86363

Less saturated −25%#BC8F8F

Channel breakdown

R210

G121

B121

Red210 (82.4%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)49.72%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D2 · G 79 · B 79

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Colour values

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