What color is #D38877?

#D38877 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Muted Clay. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D38877?

The RGB value is 211, 136, 119: 211 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D38877?

The complementary color is #77C2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D38877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D38877 color

#D38877 rgb(211, 136, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #D38877 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 53.3% green and 46.7% blue (211, 136, 119).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 51% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 44% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Muted Clay (#CF8A78), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#D38877 color codes

HEX	`#D38877`
RGB	`rgb(211, 136, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 53.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 51%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 44%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 44%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, 26.75, 21.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 34.04, 38.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39, 32.792, 21.725)`
Decimal	`13863031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D38877, 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 #D38877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D38877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #D38877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d38877; }
.text { color: #d38877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d38877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 136 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d38877, #d3b677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #D38877?: #D38877 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Muted Clay. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D38877?: The RGB value is 211, 136, 119: 211 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D38877?: The complementary color is #77C2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D38877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.