What color is #DE878B?

#DE878B is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE878B?

The RGB value is 222, 135, 139: 222 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE878B?

The complementary color is #87DEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE878B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE878B color

#DE878B rgb(222, 135, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #DE878B is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 52.9% green and 54.5% blue (222, 135, 139).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 57% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 37% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Peaches of Immortality (#D98586), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#DE878B color codes

HEX	`#DE878B`
RGB	`rgb(222, 135, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 52.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 57%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 39%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 37%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, 33.73, 12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 35.85, 19.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.45, 34.725, 28.835)`
Decimal	`14583691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE878B, 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 #DE878B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE878B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #DE878B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de878b; }
.text { color: #de878b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de878b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 135 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de878b, #deae87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #DE878B?: #DE878B is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE878B?: The RGB value is 222, 135, 139: 222 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE878B?: The complementary color is #87DEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE878B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.