Colour

#DA8B8B

#DA8B8B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#DA8B8B is a red with RGB values 218, 139, 139 and HSL 0°, 52%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#DA8B8B#DA8B8B

HEX#DA8B8B

RGBrgb(218, 139, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.5451, 0.5451

RGB percentages85.5%, 54.5%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(0, 51.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 36.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK0%, 36.2%, 36.2%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,322,571

CSS custom property--colour: #DA8B8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#257474

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B978Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEA68Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E9828Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 14.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.7 Light pink · ΔE 17.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.4 Pink · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BDADA

Analogous#DA8BB3, #DAB38B

Triadic#8BDA8B, #8B8BDA

Split complementary#8BDAB3, #8BB3DA

Tetradic#B3DA8B, #8BDADA, #B38BDA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3D8D8

Lighter +10%#E6B2B2

Darker −10%#CE6464

Darker −20%#C13E3E

Darker −30%#9B3131

Darker −40%#742525

More saturated +25%#ED7878

Less saturated −25%#C79E9E

Channel breakdown

R218

G139

B139

Red218 (85.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)51.63%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DA · G 8B · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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