What color is #DC7B7C?

#DC7B7C is a light, moderate red known as Babe. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Babe?

The RGB value is 220, 123, 124: 220 red, 123 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Babe?

The complementary color is #7BDCDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC7B7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Babe color: hex code #DC7B7C

#DC7B7C rgb(220, 123, 124)

Shades of red

Babe has the hex code #DC7B7C. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 48.2% green and 48.6% blue (220, 123, 124).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 58% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 44% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

Babe (#DC7B7C) color codes

HEX	`#DC7B7C`
RGB	`rgb(220, 123, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 48.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 58%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 44%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 44%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.37, 37.62, 16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.37, 40.96, 23.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.239, 30.841, 22.899)`
Decimal	`14449532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Babe, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DC7B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DC7B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DC7B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc7b7c; }
.text { color: #dc7b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc7b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 123 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc7b7c, #dcab7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

See #DC7B7C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DC7B7C?: #DC7B7C is a light, moderate red known as Babe. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Babe?: The RGB value is 220, 123, 124: 220 red, 123 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Babe?: The complementary color is #7BDCDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC7B7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.