What color is #D78F80?

#D78F80 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 #D78F80?

The RGB value is 215, 143, 128: 215 red, 143 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D78F80?

The complementary color is #80C8D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D78F80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D78F80 color

#D78F80 rgb(215, 143, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #D78F80 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 56.1% green and 50.2% blue (215, 143, 128).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 52% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 40% 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 8.13:1).

#D78F80 color codes

HEX	`#D78F80`
RGB	`rgb(215, 143, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 56.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 52%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 40%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 40%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.25, 25.52, 19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.25, 31.93, 36.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.745, 35.654, 25.101)`
Decimal	`14126976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D78F80, 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 #D78F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D78F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #D78F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d78f80; }
.text { color: #d78f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d78f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 143 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d78f80, #d7bb80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #D78F80?: #D78F80 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 #D78F80?: The RGB value is 215, 143, 128: 215 red, 143 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D78F80?: The complementary color is #80C8D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D78F80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.