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Colour

#D37979

  • #D37979
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#D37979 is a red with RGB values 211, 121, 121 and HSL 0°, 51%, 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

#D37979#D37979
HEX#D37979
RGBrgb(211, 121, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.4745, 0.4745
RGB percentages82.7%, 47.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(0, 50.6%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 42.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK0%, 42.7%, 42.7%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,859,193
CSS custom property--colour: #D37979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#2C8686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C8778no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29977no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E36E7Ano 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 text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10.4Indian red · ΔE 14Dark salmon · ΔE 16.8Salmon · ΔE 18.3Pale violetred · ΔE 18.3Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79D3D3
Analogous#D379A6, #D3A679
Triadic#79D379, #7979D3
Split complementary#79D3A6, #79A6D3
Tetradic#A6D379, #79D3D3, #A679D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9ECEC
Lighter +20%#ECC6C6
Lighter +10%#E09F9F
Darker −10%#C65353
Darker −20%#AD3939
Darker −30%#872C2C
Darker −40%#602020
More saturated +25%#E96363
Less saturated −25%#BD8F8F

Channel breakdown

R211
G121
B121
Red211 (82.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)50.56%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D3 · G 79 · B 79

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