What color is #D88F86?

#D88F86 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Powder Blush. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D88F86?

The RGB value is 216, 143, 134: 216 red, 143 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D88F86?

The complementary color is #86CFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D88F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D88F86 color

#D88F86 rgb(216, 143, 134)

Shades of red

The hex color #D88F86 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 56.1% green and 52.5% blue (216, 143, 134).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 51% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 38% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Powder Blush (#D8948B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#D88F86 color codes

HEX	`#D88F86`
RGB	`rgb(216, 143, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 56.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 51%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 38%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 38%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.5, 26.6, 16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.5, 31.14, 31.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.446, 35.968, 27.257)`
Decimal	`14192518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D88F86, 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 #D88F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D88F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #D88F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d88f86; }
.text { color: #d88f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d88f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 143 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d88f86, #d8b886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #D88F86?: #D88F86 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Powder Blush. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D88F86?: The RGB value is 216, 143, 134: 216 red, 143 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D88F86?: The complementary color is #86CFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D88F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.