What color is #D7888F?

#D7888F 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 #D7888F?

The RGB value is 215, 136, 143: 215 red, 136 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7888F?

The complementary color is #88D7D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7888F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7888F color

#D7888F rgb(215, 136, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #D7888F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 53.3% green and 56.1% blue (215, 136, 143).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 50% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 33% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Peaches of Immortality (#D98586), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#D7888F color codes

HEX	`#D7888F`
RGB	`rgb(215, 136, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 53.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 50%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 37%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 33%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65, 31.08, 9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65, 32.35, 16.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.788, 34.042, 30.351)`
Decimal	`14125199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7888F, 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 #D7888F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7888F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #D7888F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7888f; }
.text { color: #d7888f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7888f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 136 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7888f, #d7a988); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #D7888F?: #D7888F 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 #D7888F?: The RGB value is 215, 136, 143: 215 red, 136 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7888F?: The complementary color is #88D7D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7888F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.