What color is #D48A7A?

#D48A7A 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 #D48A7A?

The RGB value is 212, 138, 122: 212 red, 138 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D48A7A?

The complementary color is #7AC4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D48A7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D48A7A color

#D48A7A rgb(212, 138, 122)

Shades of red

The hex color #D48A7A is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 54.1% green and 47.8% blue (212, 138, 122).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 51% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 42% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Muted Clay (#CF8A78), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#D48A7A color codes

HEX	`#D48A7A`
RGB	`rgb(212, 138, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 54.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 51%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 42%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 42%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.63, 26.39, 20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.63, 33.26, 37.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.755, 33.582, 22.797)`
Decimal	`13929082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D48A7A, 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 #D48A7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D48A7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #D48A7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d48a7a; }
.text { color: #d48a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d48a7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 138 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d48a7a, #d4b77a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #D48A7A?: #D48A7A 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 #D48A7A?: The RGB value is 212, 138, 122: 212 red, 138 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D48A7A?: The complementary color is #7AC4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D48A7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.