What color is #D7837F?

#D7837F is a light, moderate red known as York Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of York Pink?

The RGB value is 215, 131, 127: 215 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of York Pink?

The complementary color is #7FD3D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7837F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

York Pink color: hex code #D7837F

#D7837F rgb(215, 131, 127)

Shades of red

York Pink has the hex code #D7837F. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 51.4% green and 49.8% blue (215, 131, 127).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 52% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 41% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

York Pink (#D7837F) color codes

HEX	`#D7837F`
RGB	`rgb(215, 131, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 51.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 52%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 41%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 41%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.52, 31.85, 15.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.52, 35.63, 26.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.973, 32.215, 24.187)`
Decimal	`14123903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with York Pink, 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 #D7837F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7837F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #D7837F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7837f; }
.text { color: #d7837f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7837f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 131 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7837f, #d7af7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

See #D7837F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D7837F?: #D7837F is a light, moderate red known as York Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of York Pink?: The RGB value is 215, 131, 127: 215 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of York Pink?: The complementary color is #7FD3D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7837F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.