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Recognised as Colour

#D79D89

  • #D79D89
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#D79D89 is a orange with RGB values 215, 157, 137 and HSL 15°, 49%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#D79D89#D79D89
HEX#D79D89
RGBrgb(215, 157, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6157, 0.5373
RGB percentages84.3%, 61.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(15.4, 49.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.4, 36.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 27%, 36.3%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,130,569
CSS custom property--colour: #D79D89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#286276

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA388no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9AF89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E59498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.7Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9Tan · ΔE 15.9Burlywood · ΔE 17.8Light pink · ΔE 20.1Light salmon · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89C3D7
Analogous#D7899C, #D7C489
Triadic#89D79D, #9D89D7
Split complementary#89D7C4, #899CD7
Tetradic#9CD789, #89C3D7, #C489D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFCFB
Lighter +20%#F1DCD5
Lighter +10%#E4BDAF
Darker −10%#CA7D63
Darker −20%#BB5F3F
Darker −30%#954C32
Darker −40%#6F3825
More saturated +25%#EB9375
Less saturated −25%#C3A79D

Channel breakdown

R215
G157
B137
Red215 (84.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue15.38°
Saturation (HSL)49.37%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 9D · B 89

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