Colour

#DB8A81

#DB8A81
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#DB8A81 is a red with RGB values 219, 138, 129 and HSL 6°, 56%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#DB8A81

RGBrgb(219, 138, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5412, 0.5059

RGB percentages85.9%, 54.1%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(6, 55.6%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6, 41.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 37%, 41.1%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,387,841

CSS custom property--colour: #DB8A81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#24757E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C9580no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFA680no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Tritanopia#EB7F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.9 Light coral · ΔE 13.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2 Light salmon · ΔE 19.1 Salmon · ΔE 19.1 Indian red · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81D2DB

Analogous#DB81A5, #DBB781

Triadic#81DB8A, #8A81DB

Split complementary#81DBB7, #81A5DB

Tetradic#A5DB81, #81D2DB, #B781DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF8F8

Lighter +20%#F2D4D0

Lighter +10%#E6AFA9

Darker −10%#D06559

Darker −20%#BF4437

Darker −30%#98362B

Darker −40%#702820

More saturated +25%#EF7A6D

Less saturated −25%#C79A95

Channel breakdown

R219

G138

B129

Red219 (85.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue6°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 8A · B 81

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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