What color is #D16D76?

#D16D76 is a light, moderate red known as Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mexican Chile?

The RGB value is 209, 109, 118: 209 red, 109 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mexican Chile?

The complementary color is #6DD1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D16D76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mexican Chile color: hex code #D16D76

#D16D76 rgb(209, 109, 118)

Shades of red

Mexican Chile has the hex code #D16D76. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 42.7% green and 46.3% blue (209, 109, 118).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 52% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 44% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

Mexican Chile (#D16D76) color codes

HEX	`#D16D76`
RGB	`rgb(209, 109, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 42.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 52%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 48%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 44%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.85, 40.18, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.85, 42.27, 18.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.035, 25.804, 20.272)`
Decimal	`13725046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mexican Chile, 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 #D16D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D16D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #D16D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d16d76; }
.text { color: #d16d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d16d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 109 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d16d76, #d1966d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

See #D16D76 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D16D76?: #D16D76 is a light, moderate red known as Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mexican Chile?: The RGB value is 209, 109, 118: 209 red, 109 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mexican Chile?: The complementary color is #6DD1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D16D76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.