What color is #D8877A?

#D8877A is a light, moderate red known as Island Coral. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Island Coral?

The RGB value is 216, 135, 122: 216 red, 135 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Island Coral?

The complementary color is #7ACBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8877A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Island Coral color: hex code #D8877A

#D8877A rgb(216, 135, 122)

Shades of red

Island Coral has the hex code #D8877A. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 52.9% green and 47.8% blue (216, 135, 122).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 55% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 44% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

Island Coral (#D8877A) color codes

HEX	`#D8877A`
RGB	`rgb(216, 135, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 52.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 55%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 44%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 44%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.43, 29.55, 20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.43, 35.72, 34.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.498, 33.335, 22.71)`
Decimal	`14190458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Island Coral, 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 #D8877A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8877A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #D8877A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8877a; }
.text { color: #d8877a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8877a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 135 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8877a, #d8b67a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

See #D8877A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D8877A?: #D8877A is a light, moderate red known as Island Coral. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Island Coral?: The RGB value is 216, 135, 122: 216 red, 135 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Island Coral?: The complementary color is #7ACBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8877A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.