What color is #D7A99F?

#D7A99F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sun-Kissed Beach. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7A99F?

The RGB value is 215, 169, 159: 215 red, 169 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7A99F?

The complementary color is #9FCDD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7A99F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7A99F color

#D7A99F rgb(215, 169, 159)

Shades of red

The hex color #D7A99F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 66.3% green and 62.4% blue (215, 169, 159).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 41% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 26% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Sun-Kissed Beach (#DEAB9B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#D7A99F color codes

HEX	`#D7A99F`
RGB	`rgb(215, 169, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 66.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 41%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 26%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 26%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.11, 15.39, 11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.11, 19.27, 37.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.471, 45.328, 38.99)`
Decimal	`14133663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7A99F, 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 #D7A99F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7A99F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #D7A99F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7a99f; }
.text { color: #d7a99f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7a99f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 169 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7a99f, #d7c59f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #D7A99F?: #D7A99F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sun-Kissed Beach. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7A99F?: The RGB value is 215, 169, 159: 215 red, 169 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7A99F?: The complementary color is #9FCDD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7A99F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.