Colour

#D9838A

#D9838A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#D9838A is a red with RGB values 217, 131, 138 and HSL 355°, 53%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#D9838A

RGBrgb(217, 131, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.5137, 0.5412

RGB percentages85.1%, 51.4%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(355.1, 53.1%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.1, 39.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 39.6%, 36.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,254,986

CSS custom property--colour: #D9838A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#267C75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93918Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8A288no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E87A86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 12.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 15.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.3 Light pink · ΔE 18.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 19.1 Indian red · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83D9D2

Analogous#D983B5, #D9A783

Triadic#8AD983, #838AD9

Split complementary#83D9A7, #83B5D9

Tetradic#B5D983, #83D9D2, #A783D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF8F9

Lighter +20%#F1D1D4

Lighter +10%#E5AAAF

Darker −10%#CD5C65

Darker −20%#BC3A44

Darker −30%#952E36

Darker −40%#6E2228

More saturated +25%#ED6F79

Less saturated −25%#C5979B

Channel breakdown

R217

G131

B138

Red217 (85.1%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue355.12°

Saturation (HSL)53.09%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 83 · B 8A

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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