#db978b

Color #db978b

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 11.86 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#db978b

RGB

rgb(219, 151, 139)

HSL

hsl(9, 52.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9, 36.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.1%, 36.5%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(68.79, 24.03, 16.65)

LCH

lch(68.79, 29.23, 34.72)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0844, 30.3)

HWB

hwb(9, 54.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bcfdb

Analogous

#db8ba7

#db978b

#dbbf8b

Triadic

#db978b

#8bdb97

#978bdb

Split-complementary

#db978b

#8bdbbf

#8ba7db

Tetradic

#db978b

#cfdb8b

#8bcfdb

#978bdb

Square

#db978b

#a7db8b

#8bcfdb

#bf8bdb

Shades

Color #db978b mixed toward black.

#cd6e5e

#b64b39

#89392a

#5b261c

#2e130e

Tints

Color #db978b mixed toward white.

#e1a89e

#e7bab2

#edcbc5

#f3dcd8

#f9eeec

Tones

Color #db978b mixed toward gray.

#d49c92

#cea098

#c7a59f

#c0aaa6

#baaeac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c18e · ΔE 29.3

Deuteranopia

#c5ca8f · ΔE 31.9

Tritanopia

#d89091 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 20.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #db978b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#db978b]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#db978b (#db978b) is rgb(219, 151, 139) in RGB.

No, #db978b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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