What color is #D75D5D?

#D75D5D is a moderate red, closest to the named color Happy Hearts. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D75D5D?

The RGB value is 215, 93, 93: 215 red, 93 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D75D5D?

The complementary color is #5DD7D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D75D5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D75D5D color

#D75D5D rgb(215, 93, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #D75D5D is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 36.5% green and 36.5% blue (215, 93, 93).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 60% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 57% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hearts (#D46362), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#D75D5D color codes

HEX	`#D75D5D`
RGB	`rgb(215, 93, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 36.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 60%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 57%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 57%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.14, 47.99, 24.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.14, 53.71, 26.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.917, 23.07, 13.021)`
Decimal	`14114141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D75D5D, 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 #D75D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D75D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #D75D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d75d5d; }
.text { color: #d75d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d75d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 93 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d75d5d, #d79a5d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D75D5D?: #D75D5D is a moderate red, closest to the named color Happy Hearts. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D75D5D?: The RGB value is 215, 93, 93: 215 red, 93 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D75D5D?: The complementary color is #5DD7D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D75D5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.