What color is #D48283?

#D48283 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 #D48283?

The RGB value is 212, 130, 131: 212 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D48283?

The complementary color is #82D4D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D48283?

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.

#D48283 color

#D48283 rgb(212, 130, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #D48283 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 51% green and 51.4% blue (212, 130, 131).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 49% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 38% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Peaches of Immortality (#D98586), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#D48283 color codes

HEX	`#D48283`
RGB	`rgb(212, 130, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 51%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 49%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 39%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 38%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.01, 31.7, 12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.01, 34.25, 22.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.233, 31.604, 25.502)`
Decimal	`13927043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D48283, 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 #D48283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D48283 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 #D48283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d48283; }
.text { color: #d48283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d48283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 130 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d48283, #d4aa82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #D48283?: #D48283 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 #D48283?: The RGB value is 212, 130, 131: 212 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D48283?: The complementary color is #82D4D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D48283?: 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.