What color is #D86C77?

#D86C77 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D86C77?

The RGB value is 216, 108, 119: 216 red, 108 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D86C77?

The complementary color is #6CD8CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D86C77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D86C77 color

#D86C77 rgb(216, 108, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #D86C77 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 42.4% green and 46.7% blue (216, 108, 119).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 58% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 45% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mexican Chile (#D16D76), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#D86C77 color codes

HEX	`#D86C77`
RGB	`rgb(216, 108, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 42.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 58%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 50%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 45%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.66, 43.33, 13.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.66, 45.48, 17.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.014, 26.66, 20.646)`
Decimal	`14183543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D86C77, 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 #D86C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D86C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #D86C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d86c77; }
.text { color: #d86c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d86c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 108 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d86c77, #d8976c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

Questions

What color is #D86C77?: #D86C77 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D86C77?: The RGB value is 216, 108, 119: 216 red, 108 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D86C77?: The complementary color is #6CD8CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D86C77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.