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Recognised as Colour

#D38981

  • #D38981
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#D38981 is a red with RGB values 211, 137, 129 and HSL 6°, 48%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#D38981#D38981
HEX#D38981
RGBrgb(211, 137, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.5373, 0.5059
RGB percentages82.7%, 53.7%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(5.9, 48.2%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.9, 38.9%, 82.7%)
CMYK0%, 35.1%, 38.9%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,863,297
CSS custom property--colour: #D38981;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#2C767E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999380no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA280no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E28087no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.9Rosy brown · ΔE 14Light coral · ΔE 16Light pink · ΔE 19.9Indian red · ΔE 21.6Light salmon · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81CBD3
Analogous#D381A2, #D3B281
Triadic#81D389, #8981D3
Split complementary#81D3B2, #81A2D3
Tetradic#A2D381, #81CBD3, #B281D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF3F2
Lighter +20%#EDD0CD
Lighter +10%#E0ACA7
Darker −10%#C6665B
Darker −20%#B0493E
Darker −30%#8B3930
Darker −40%#652A23
More saturated +25%#E8786C
Less saturated −25%#BE9A96

Channel breakdown

R211
G137
B129
Red211 (82.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue5.85°
Saturation (HSL)48.24%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D3 · G 89 · B 81

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