What color is #D06A73?

#D06A73 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D06A73?

The RGB value is 208, 106, 115: 208 red, 106 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D06A73?

The complementary color is #6AD0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D06A73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D06A73 color

#D06A73 rgb(208, 106, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #D06A73 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 41.6% green and 45.1% blue (208, 106, 115).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 52% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 45% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mexican Chile (#D16D76), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#D06A73 color codes

HEX	`#D06A73`
RGB	`rgb(208, 106, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 41.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 52%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 49%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 45%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.04, 41.04, 13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.04, 43.27, 18.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.263, 24.959, 19.23)`
Decimal	`13658739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D06A73, 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 #D06A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D06A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #D06A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d06a73; }
.text { color: #d06a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d06a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 106 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d06a73, #d0946a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #D06A73?: #D06A73 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D06A73?: The RGB value is 208, 106, 115: 208 red, 106 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D06A73?: The complementary color is #6AD0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D06A73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.