What color is #D08080?

#D08080 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D08080?

The RGB value is 208, 128, 128: 208 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D08080?

The complementary color is #80D0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D08080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D08080 color

#D08080 rgb(208, 128, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #D08080 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue (208, 128, 128).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 46% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 38% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Peaches of Immortality (#D98586), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#D08080 color codes

HEX	`#D08080`
RGB	`rgb(208, 128, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 50.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 46%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 38%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.01, 30.91, 13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.01, 33.6, 23.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.63, 30.41, 24.306)`
Decimal	`13664384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D08080, 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 #D08080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D08080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #D08080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d08080; }
.text { color: #d08080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d08080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 128 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d08080, #d0a880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #D08080?: #D08080 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D08080?: The RGB value is 208, 128, 128: 208 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D08080?: The complementary color is #80D0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D08080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.