What color is #D28784?

#D28784 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color York Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D28784?

The RGB value is 210, 135, 132: 210 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D28784?

The complementary color is #84CFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D28784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D28784 color

#D28784 rgb(210, 135, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #D28784 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 52.9% green and 51.8% blue (210, 135, 132).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 46% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 37% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is York Pink (#D7837F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#D28784 color codes

HEX	`#D28784`
RGB	`rgb(210, 135, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 52.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 46%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 37%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 37%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.92, 28.37, 13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.92, 31.47, 25.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.409, 32.698, 26.061)`
Decimal	`13797252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D28784, 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 #D28784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D28784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #D28784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d28784; }
.text { color: #d28784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d28784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 135 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d28784, #d2ae84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #D28784?: #D28784 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color York Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D28784?: The RGB value is 210, 135, 132: 210 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D28784?: The complementary color is #84CFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D28784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.