What color is #D07A8C?

#D07A8C is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D07A8C?

The RGB value is 208, 122, 140: 208 red, 122 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D07A8C?

The complementary color is #7AD0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D07A8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D07A8C color

#D07A8C rgb(208, 122, 140)

Shades of red

The hex color #D07A8C is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 47.8% green and 54.9% blue (208, 122, 140).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 33% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is First Love (#CF758A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#D07A8C color codes

HEX	`#D07A8C`
RGB	`rgb(208, 122, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 47.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 33%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, 35.58, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 35.91, 7.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.707, 29.225, 28.461)`
Decimal	`13662860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D07A8C, 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 #D07A8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D07A8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #D07A8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d07a8c; }
.text { color: #d07a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d07a8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 122 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d07a8c, #d0937a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #D07A8C?: #D07A8C is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D07A8C?: The RGB value is 208, 122, 140: 208 red, 122 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D07A8C?: The complementary color is #7AD0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D07A8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.