What color is #D18D7F?

#D18D7F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muted Clay. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D18D7F?

The RGB value is 209, 141, 127: 209 red, 141 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D18D7F?

The complementary color is #7FC3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D18D7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D18D7F color

#D18D7F rgb(209, 141, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #D18D7F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 55.3% green and 49.8% blue (209, 141, 127).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 39% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Muted Clay (#CF8A78), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#D18D7F color codes

HEX	`#D18D7F`
RGB	`rgb(209, 141, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 55.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 39%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 39%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.07, 24.15, 18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.07, 30.13, 36.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.652, 34.14, 24.576)`
Decimal	`13733247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D18D7F, 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 #D18D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D18D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #D18D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d18d7f; }
.text { color: #d18d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d18d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 141 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d18d7f, #d1b67f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #D18D7F?: #D18D7F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muted Clay. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D18D7F?: The RGB value is 209, 141, 127: 209 red, 141 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D18D7F?: The complementary color is #7FC3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D18D7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.