Recognised as Colour

#DB857D

#DB857D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#DB857D is a red with RGB values 219, 133, 125 and HSL 5°, 57%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#DB857D#DB857D

HEX#DB857D

RGBrgb(219, 133, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5216, 0.4902

RGB percentages85.9%, 52.2%, 49%

HSLhsl(5.1, 56.6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.1, 42.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 39.3%, 42.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,386,557

CSS custom property--colour: #DB857D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1

Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#247A82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98927Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADA37Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#EB7A83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 11.5 Salmon · ΔE 17.2 Indian red · ΔE 17.2 Light salmon · ΔE 19.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DD3DB

Analogous#DB7DA4, #DBB47D

Triadic#7DDB85, #857DDB

Split complementary#7DDBB4, #7DA4DB

Tetradic#A4DB7D, #7DD3DB, #B47DDB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF5F5

Lighter +20%#F1D0CD

Lighter +10%#E6AAA5

Darker −10%#D06055

Darker −20%#BE4034

Darker −30%#963329

Darker −40%#6E251E

More saturated +25%#F07468

Less saturated −25%#C69692

Channel breakdown

R219

G133

B125

Red219 (85.9%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue5.11°

Saturation (HSL)56.63%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 85 · B 7D

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Colour values

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