What color is #D18774?

#D18774 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Muted Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D18774?

The RGB value is 209, 135, 116: 209 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D18774?

The complementary color is #74BED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D18774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D18774 color

#D18774 rgb(209, 135, 116)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D18774 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 52.9% green and 45.5% blue (209, 135, 116).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 50% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 44% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Muted Clay (#CF8A78), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#D18774 color codes

HEX	`#D18774`
RGB	`rgb(209, 135, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 52.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 50%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 44%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 44%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.46, 26.19, 21.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.46, 34.19, 40)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.113, 32.147, 20.717)`
Decimal	`13731700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D18774, 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 #D18774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D18774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	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 #D18774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d18774; }
.text { color: #d18774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d18774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 135 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d18774, #d1b574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #D18774?: #D18774 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Muted Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D18774?: The RGB value is 209, 135, 116: 209 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D18774?: The complementary color is #74BED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D18774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.