What color is #D57576?

#D57576 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Babe. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D57576?

The RGB value is 213, 117, 118: 213 red, 117 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D57576?

The complementary color is #75D5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D57576?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D57576 color

#D57576 rgb(213, 117, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #D57576 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 45.9% green and 46.3% blue (213, 117, 118).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 53% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 45% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Babe (#DC7B7C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#D57576 color codes

HEX	`#D57576`
RGB	`rgb(213, 117, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 45.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 53%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 45%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 45%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.05, 37.52, 16.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.05, 40.89, 23.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.074, 28.18, 20.623)`
Decimal	`13989238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D57576, 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 #D57576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D57576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #D57576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d57576; }
.text { color: #d57576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d57576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 117 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d57576, #d5a475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #D57576?: #D57576 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Babe. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D57576?: The RGB value is 213, 117, 118: 213 red, 117 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D57576?: The complementary color is #75D5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D57576?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.