Colour

#DB8A8A

#DB8A8A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#DB8A8A is a red with RGB values 219, 138, 138 and HSL 0°, 53%, 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

#DB8A8A#DB8A8A

HEX#DB8A8A

RGBrgb(219, 138, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5412, 0.5412

RGB percentages85.9%, 54.1%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(0, 52.9%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 37%, 85.9%)

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

24-bit integer14,387,850

CSS custom property--colour: #DB8A8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#247575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9A968Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEA689no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Tritanopia#EA818Bno 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 text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 13.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.5 Light pink · ΔE 17.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 20 Indian red · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ADBDB

Analogous#DB8AB3, #DBB38A

Triadic#8ADB8A, #8A8ADB

Split complementary#8ADBB3, #8AB3DB

Tetradic#B3DB8A, #8ADBDB, #B38ADB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3D8D8

Lighter +10%#E7B1B1

Darker −10%#CF6363

Darker −20%#C33C3C

Darker −30%#9C3030

Darker −40%#752424

More saturated +25%#EE7777

Less saturated −25%#C89D9D

Channel breakdown

R219

G138

B138

Red219 (85.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G 8A · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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