What color is #D87378?

#D87378 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Babe. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D87378?

The RGB value is 216, 115, 120: 216 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D87378?

The complementary color is #73D8D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D87378?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D87378 color

#D87378 rgb(216, 115, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #D87378 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 45.1% green and 47.1% blue (216, 115, 120).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 56% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 44% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Babe (#DC7B7C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#D87378 color codes

HEX	`#D87378`
RGB	`rgb(216, 115, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 45.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 56%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 47%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 44%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.09, 39.87, 15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.09, 42.68, 20.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.842, 28.22, 21.22)`
Decimal	`14185336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D87378, 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 #D87378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D87378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #D87378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d87378; }
.text { color: #d87378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d87378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 115 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d87378, #d8a173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #D87378?: #D87378 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Babe. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D87378?: The RGB value is 216, 115, 120: 216 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D87378?: The complementary color is #73D8D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D87378?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.