What color is #D0748B?

#D0748B is a light, desaturated red known as Charm. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Charm?

The RGB value is 208, 116, 139: 208 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Charm?

The complementary color is #74D0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0748B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Charm color: hex code #D0748B

#D0748B rgb(208, 116, 139)

Shades of red

Charm has the hex code #D0748B. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 45.5% green and 54.5% blue (208, 116, 139).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 49% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 33% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

Charm (#D0748B) color codes

HEX	`#D0748B`
RGB	`rgb(208, 116, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 45.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 49%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 44%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 33%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.68, 38.62, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.68, 38.78, 5.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.92, 27.768, 27.836)`
Decimal	`13661323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Charm, 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 #D0748B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D0748B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	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 #D0748B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0748b; }
.text { color: #d0748b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0748b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 116 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0748b, #d08b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D0748B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D0748B?: #D0748B is a light, desaturated red known as Charm. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Charm?: The RGB value is 208, 116, 139: 208 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Charm?: The complementary color is #74D0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0748B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.