What color is #D18D77?

#D18D77 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muted Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D18D77?

The RGB value is 209, 141, 119: 209 red, 141 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D18D77?

The complementary color is #77BBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D18D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D18D77 color

#D18D77 rgb(209, 141, 119)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D18D77 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 55.3% green and 46.7% blue (209, 141, 119).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 49% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 43% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Muted Clay (#CF8A78), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#D18D77 color codes

HEX	`#D18D77`
RGB	`rgb(209, 141, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 55.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 49%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 43%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 43%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.91, 23.25, 22.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.91, 32.19, 43.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.151, 33.94, 21.938)`
Decimal	`13733239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D18D77, 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 #D18D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D18D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #D18D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d18d77; }
.text { color: #d18d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d18d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 141 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d18d77, #d1ba77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #D18D77?: #D18D77 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muted Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D18D77?: The RGB value is 209, 141, 119: 209 red, 141 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D18D77?: The complementary color is #77BBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D18D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.