Colour

#D36D79

#D36D79
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#D36D79 is a red with RGB values 211, 109, 121 and HSL 353°, 54%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#D36D79

RGBrgb(211, 109, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.4275, 0.4745

RGB percentages82.7%, 42.7%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(352.9, 53.7%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.9, 48.3%, 82.7%)

CMYK0%, 48.3%, 42.7%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,856,121

CSS custom property--colour: #D36D79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#2C9286

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#817F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9477no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E36172no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.1 Indian red · ΔE 11.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 12.5 Salmon · ΔE 19.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6DD3C7

Analogous#D36DAC, #D3946D

Triadic#79D36D, #6D79D3

Split complementary#6DD394, #6DACD3

Tetradic#ACD36D, #6DD3C7, #946DD3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6E3E5

Lighter +20%#EBBBC1

Lighter +10%#DF949D

Darker −10%#C74655

Darker −20%#A83240

Darker −30%#802731

Darker −40%#591B22

More saturated +25%#EB5567

Less saturated −25%#BB858B

Channel breakdown

R211

G109

B121

Red211 (82.7%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue352.94°

Saturation (HSL)53.68%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D3 · G 6D · B 79

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