What color is #DA8D7A?

#DA8D7A 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 #DA8D7A?

The RGB value is 218, 141, 122: 218 red, 141 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DA8D7A?

The complementary color is #7AC7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA8D7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DA8D7A color

#DA8D7A rgb(218, 141, 122)

Shades of red

The hex color #DA8D7A is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 55.3% green and 47.8% blue (218, 141, 122).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 56% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 44% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Muted Clay (#CF8A78), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#DA8D7A color codes

HEX	`#DA8D7A`
RGB	`rgb(218, 141, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 55.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 56%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 44%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 44%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.03, 27.12, 22.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.03, 35.09, 39.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.953, 35.364, 23.025)`
Decimal	`14323066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DA8D7A, 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 #DA8D7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DA8D7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #DA8D7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da8d7a; }
.text { color: #da8d7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da8d7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 141 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da8d7a, #dabd7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #DA8D7A?: #DA8D7A 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 #DA8D7A?: The RGB value is 218, 141, 122: 218 red, 141 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DA8D7A?: The complementary color is #7AC7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA8D7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.