What color is #D17878?

#D17878 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Babe. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D17878?

The RGB value is 209, 120, 120: 209 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D17878?

The complementary color is #78D1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D17878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D17878 color

#D17878 rgb(209, 120, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #D17878 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 47.1% green and 47.1% blue (209, 120, 120).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 49% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 43% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Babe (#DC7B7C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#D17878 color codes

HEX	`#D17878`
RGB	`rgb(209, 120, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 47.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 49%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 43%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 43%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.2, 34.65, 15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.2, 37.86, 23.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.403, 28.348, 21.32)`
Decimal	`13727864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D17878, 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 #D17878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D17878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #D17878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d17878; }
.text { color: #d17878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d17878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 120 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d17878, #d1a478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #D17878?: #D17878 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Babe. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D17878?: The RGB value is 209, 120, 120: 209 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D17878?: The complementary color is #78D1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D17878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.