What color is #D89282?

#D89282 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 #D89282?

The RGB value is 216, 146, 130: 216 red, 146 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D89282?

The complementary color is #82C8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D89282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D89282 color

#D89282 rgb(216, 146, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #D89282 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 57.3% green and 51% blue (216, 146, 130).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 52% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 40% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Muted Clay (#CF8A78), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#D89282 color codes

HEX	`#D89282`
RGB	`rgb(216, 146, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 57.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 52%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 40%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 40%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.11, 24.52, 19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.11, 31.18, 38.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.629, 36.771, 25.967)`
Decimal	`14193282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D89282, 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 #D89282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D89282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #D89282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d89282; }
.text { color: #d89282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d89282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 146 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d89282, #d8bd82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #D89282?: #D89282 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 #D89282?: The RGB value is 216, 146, 130: 216 red, 146 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D89282?: The complementary color is #82C8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D89282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.