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Recognised as Colour

#D9897F

  • #D9897F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#D9897F is a red with RGB values 217, 137, 127 and HSL 7°, 54%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#D9897F#D9897F
HEX#D9897F
RGBrgb(217, 137, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.5373, 0.498
RGB percentages85.1%, 53.7%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(6.7, 54.2%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 41.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.9%, 41.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,256,511
CSS custom property--colour: #D9897F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#267680

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B947Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA47Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E97E87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.7Light coral · ΔE 13.5Rosy brown · ΔE 17Light salmon · ΔE 19.1Salmon · ΔE 19.3Indian red · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FCFD9
Analogous#D97FA2, #D9B67F
Triadic#7FD989, #897FD9
Split complementary#7FD9B6, #7FA2D9
Tetradic#A2D97F, #7FCFD9, #B67FD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF6F5
Lighter +20%#F0D2CE
Lighter +10%#E5ADA6
Darker −10%#CD6558
Darker −20%#BB4637
Darker −30%#93372C
Darker −40%#6C2820
More saturated +25%#EE796A
Less saturated −25%#C49994

Channel breakdown

R217
G137
B127
Red217 (85.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue6.67°
Saturation (HSL)54.22%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 89 · B 7F

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