What color is #D28384?

#D28384 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D28384?

The RGB value is 210, 131, 132: 210 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D28384?

The complementary color is #83D2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D28384?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D28384 color

#D28384 rgb(210, 131, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #D28384 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 51.4% green and 51.8% blue (210, 131, 132).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 47% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 37% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Peaches of Immortality (#D98586), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#D28384 color codes

HEX	`#D28384`
RGB	`rgb(210, 131, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 51.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 47%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 37%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.01, 30.53, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.01, 32.93, 22.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.861, 31.603, 25.879)`
Decimal	`13796228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D28384, 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 #D28384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D28384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #D28384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d28384; }
.text { color: #d28384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d28384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 131 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d28384, #d2a983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #D28384?: #D28384 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D28384?: The RGB value is 210, 131, 132: 210 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D28384?: The complementary color is #83D2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D28384?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.