What color is #D98478?

#D98478 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Island Coral. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D98478?

The RGB value is 217, 132, 120: 217 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D98478?

The complementary color is #78CDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D98478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D98478 color

#D98478 rgb(217, 132, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #D98478 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 51.8% green and 47.1% blue (217, 132, 120).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 56% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 45% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Island Coral (#D8877A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#D98478 color codes

HEX	`#D98478`
RGB	`rgb(217, 132, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 51.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 56%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 45%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 45%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.85, 31.33, 20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.85, 37.4, 33.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.259, 32.614, 21.94)`
Decimal	`14255224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D98478, 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 #D98478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D98478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #D98478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d98478; }
.text { color: #d98478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d98478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 132 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d98478, #d9b578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #D98478?: #D98478 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Island Coral. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D98478?: The RGB value is 217, 132, 120: 217 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D98478?: The complementary color is #78CDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D98478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.