What color is #D27F6E?

#D27F6E is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Bite My Tongue. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D27F6E?

The RGB value is 210, 127, 110: 210 red, 127 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D27F6E?

The complementary color is #6EC1D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D27F6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D27F6E color

#D27F6E rgb(210, 127, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #D27F6E is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 49.8% green and 43.1% blue (210, 127, 110).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 53% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 48% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Bite My Tongue (#D47D72), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#D27F6E color codes

HEX	`#D27F6E`
RGB	`rgb(210, 127, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 49.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 53%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 48%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 48%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.66, 30.28, 22.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.66, 37.99, 37.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.984, 30.009, 18.593)`
Decimal	`13795182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D27F6E, 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 #D27F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D27F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	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 #D27F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d27f6e; }
.text { color: #d27f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d27f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 127 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d27f6e, #d2b16e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #D27F6E?: #D27F6E is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Bite My Tongue. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D27F6E?: The RGB value is 210, 127, 110: 210 red, 127 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D27F6E?: The complementary color is #6EC1D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D27F6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.