What color is #D47171?

#D47171 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Lipstick Illusion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D47171?

The RGB value is 212, 113, 113: 212 red, 113 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D47171?

The complementary color is #71D4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D47171?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D47171 color

#D47171 rgb(212, 113, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #D47171 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 44.3% green and 44.3% blue (212, 113, 113).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 54% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 47% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Lipstick Illusion (#D4696D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#D47171 color codes

HEX	`#D47171`
RGB	`rgb(212, 113, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 44.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 54%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 47%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 47%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.98, 38.72, 17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.98, 42.55, 24.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.039, 27.003, 18.934)`
Decimal	`13922673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D47171, 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 #D47171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D47171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #D47171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d47171; }
.text { color: #d47171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d47171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 113 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d47171, #d4a371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #D47171?: #D47171 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Lipstick Illusion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D47171?: The RGB value is 212, 113, 113: 212 red, 113 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D47171?: The complementary color is #71D4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D47171?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.