What color is #D59281?

#D59281 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Muted Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D59281?

The RGB value is 213, 146, 129: 213 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D59281?

The complementary color is #81C4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D59281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D59281 color

#D59281 rgb(213, 146, 129)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D59281 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 57.3% green and 50.6% blue (213, 146, 129).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 50% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 39% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Muted Clay (#CF8A78), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#D59281 color codes

HEX	`#D59281`
RGB	`rgb(213, 146, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 57.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 50%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 39%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 39%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.74, 23.23, 19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.74, 30.18, 39.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.684, 36.292, 25.574)`
Decimal	`13996673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D59281, 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 #D59281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D59281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #D59281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d59281; }
.text { color: #d59281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d59281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 146 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d59281, #d5bc81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #D59281?: #D59281 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Muted Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D59281?: The RGB value is 213, 146, 129: 213 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D59281?: The complementary color is #81C4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D59281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.