Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#D6837A

  • #D6837A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#D6837A is a red with RGB values 214, 131, 122 and HSL 6°, 53%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#D6837A#D6837A
HEX#D6837A
RGBrgb(214, 131, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.5137, 0.4784
RGB percentages83.9%, 51.4%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(5.9, 52.9%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.9, 43%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 38.8%, 43%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,058,362
CSS custom property--colour: #D6837A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#297C85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#958F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A079no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E67881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.7Light coral · ΔE 12.3Indian red · ΔE 17.5Salmon · ΔE 18.3Rosy brown · ΔE 18.3Light salmon · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ACDD6
Analogous#D67A9F, #D6B17A
Triadic#7AD683, #837AD6
Split complementary#7AD6B1, #7A9FD6
Tetradic#9FD67A, #7ACDD6, #B17AD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF0EF
Lighter +20%#EECCC8
Lighter +10%#E2A7A1
Darker −10%#CA5F53
Darker −20%#B34337
Darker −30%#8C352B
Darker −40%#65261F
More saturated +25%#EC7264
Less saturated −25%#C09490

Channel breakdown

R214
G131
B122
Red214 (83.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue5.87°
Saturation (HSL)52.87%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G 83 · B 7A

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “d6837a” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.