What color is #D17E6C?

#D17E6C is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Bite My Tongue. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D17E6C?

The RGB value is 209, 126, 108: 209 red, 126 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D17E6C?

The complementary color is #6CBFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D17E6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D17E6C color

#D17E6C rgb(209, 126, 108)

Shades of red

The hex color #D17E6C is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 49.4% green and 42.4% blue (209, 126, 108).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 52% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 48% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Bite My Tongue (#D47D72), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#D17E6C color codes

HEX	`#D17E6C`
RGB	`rgb(209, 126, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 49.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 52%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 48%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 48%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.28, 30.23, 23.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.28, 38.31, 37.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.464, 29.563, 17.97)`
Decimal	`13729388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D17E6C, 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 #D17E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D17E6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #D17E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d17e6c; }
.text { color: #d17e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d17e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 126 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d17e6c, #d1b16c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #D17E6C?: #D17E6C is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Bite My Tongue. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D17E6C?: The RGB value is 209, 126, 108: 209 red, 126 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D17E6C?: The complementary color is #6CBFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D17E6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.