What color is #D16C73?

#D16C73 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D16C73?

The RGB value is 209, 108, 115: 209 red, 108 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D16C73?

The complementary color is #6CD1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D16C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D16C73 color

#D16C73 rgb(209, 108, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #D16C73 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 42.4% green and 45.1% blue (209, 108, 115).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 52% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% 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 6.1:1).

#D16C73 color codes

HEX	`#D16C73`
RGB	`rgb(209, 108, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 42.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 52%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 48%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 45%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, 40.38, 14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 42.9, 19.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.754, 25.522, 19.312)`
Decimal	`13724787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D16C73, 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 #D16C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D16C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #D16C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d16c73; }
.text { color: #d16c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d16c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 108 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d16c73, #d1986c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #D16C73?: #D16C73 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D16C73?: The RGB value is 209, 108, 115: 209 red, 108 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D16C73?: The complementary color is #6CD1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D16C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.