What color is #D27575?

#D27575 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Babe. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D27575?

The RGB value is 210, 117, 117: 210 red, 117 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D27575?

The complementary color is #75D2D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D27575?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D27575 color

#D27575 rgb(210, 117, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #D27575 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 45.9% green and 45.9% blue (210, 117, 117).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 51% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 44% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Babe (#DC7B7C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#D27575 color codes

HEX	`#D27575`
RGB	`rgb(210, 117, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 45.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 51%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 44%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 44%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.63, 36.29, 16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.63, 39.74, 24.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.153, 27.712, 20.271)`
Decimal	`13792629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D27575, 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 #D27575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D27575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #D27575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d27575; }
.text { color: #d27575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d27575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 117 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d27575, #d2a375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #D27575?: #D27575 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Babe. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D27575?: The RGB value is 210, 117, 117: 210 red, 117 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D27575?: The complementary color is #75D2D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D27575?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.