What color is #D27883?

#D27883 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color I Love You Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D27883?

The RGB value is 210, 120, 131: 210 red, 120 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D27883?

The complementary color is #78D2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D27883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D27883 color

#D27883 rgb(210, 120, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #D27883 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 47.1% green and 51.4% blue (210, 120, 131).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 50% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 38% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is I Love You Pink (#D97D8F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#D27883 color codes

HEX	`#D27883`
RGB	`rgb(210, 120, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 47.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 50%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 43%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 38%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.58, 36.27, 9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.58, 37.49, 14.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.393, 28.777, 25.053)`
Decimal	`13793411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D27883, 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 #D27883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D27883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #D27883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d27883; }
.text { color: #d27883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d27883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 120 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d27883, #d29a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #D27883?: #D27883 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color I Love You Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D27883?: The RGB value is 210, 120, 131: 210 red, 120 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D27883?: The complementary color is #78D2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D27883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.