Colour

#D8878F

#D8878F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#D8878F is a red with RGB values 216, 135, 143 and HSL 354°, 51%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#D8878F

RGBrgb(216, 135, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.5294, 0.5608

RGB percentages84.7%, 52.9%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(354.1, 50.9%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.1, 37.5%, 84.7%)

CMYK0%, 37.5%, 33.8%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,190,479

CSS custom property--colour: #D8878F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#277870

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96948Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9A38Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E67F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2 Light coral · ΔE 15.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.5 Light pink · ΔE 17.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 19.9 Pink · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87D8D0

Analogous#D887B7, #D8A887

Triadic#8FD887, #878FD8

Split complementary#87D8A8, #87B7D8

Tetradic#B8D887, #87D8D0, #A887D8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFAFB

Lighter +20%#F1D4D7

Lighter +10%#E5ADB3

Darker −10%#CB616B

Darker −20%#BC3D4A

Darker −30%#95313B

Darker −40%#6F242B

More saturated +25%#EC737F

Less saturated −25%#C49B9F

Channel breakdown

R216

G135

B143

Red216 (84.7%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue354.07°

Saturation (HSL)50.94%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D8 · G 87 · B 8F

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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