What color is #D16D77?

#D16D77 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 #D16D77?

The RGB value is 209, 109, 119: 209 red, 109 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D16D77?

The complementary color is #6DD1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D16D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D16D77 color

#D16D77 rgb(209, 109, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #D16D77 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 42.7% green and 46.7% blue (209, 109, 119).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 52% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 43% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mexican Chile (#D16D76), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#D16D77 color codes

HEX	`#D16D77`
RGB	`rgb(209, 109, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 42.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 52%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 48%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 43%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.87, 40.29, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.87, 42.2, 17.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.095, 25.828, 20.586)`
Decimal	`13725047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D16D77, 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 #D16D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D16D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #D16D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d16d77; }
.text { color: #d16d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d16d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 109 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d16d77, #d1956d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #D16D77?: #D16D77 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 #D16D77?: The RGB value is 209, 109, 119: 209 red, 109 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D16D77?: The complementary color is #6DD1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D16D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.