What color is #D17A7A?

#D17A7A 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 #D17A7A?

The RGB value is 209, 122, 122: 209 red, 122 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D17A7A?

The complementary color is #7AD1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D17A7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D17A7A color

#D17A7A rgb(209, 122, 122)

Shades of red

The hex color #D17A7A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 47.8% green and 47.8% blue (209, 122, 122).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 49% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 42% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Babe (#DC7B7C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#D17A7A color codes

HEX	`#D17A7A`
RGB	`rgb(209, 122, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 47.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 49%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 42%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 42%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, 33.81, 14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 36.89, 23.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.769, 28.883, 22.047)`
Decimal	`13728378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D17A7A, 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 #D17A7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D17A7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #D17A7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d17a7a; }
.text { color: #d17a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d17a7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 122 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d17a7a, #d1a67a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #D17A7A?: #D17A7A 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 #D17A7A?: The RGB value is 209, 122, 122: 209 red, 122 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D17A7A?: The complementary color is #7AD1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D17A7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.