#db9987

Color #db9987

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 10.1 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#db9987

RGB

rgb(219, 153, 135)

HSL

hsl(12.9, 53.8%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.9, 38.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 38.4%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(69.18, 22.48, 19.39)

LCH

lch(69.18, 29.69, 40.78)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0841, 35.9)

HWB

hwb(12.9, 52.9%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87c9db

Analogous

#db879f

#db9987

#dbc387

Triadic

#db9987

#87db99

#9987db

Split-complementary

#db9987

#87dbc3

#879fdb

Tetradic

#db9987

#c9db87

#87c9db

#9987db

Square

#db9987

#9fdb87

#87c9db

#c387db

Shades

Color #db9987 mixed toward black.

#cd735a

#b55237

#883d29

#5b291b

#2d140e

Tints

Color #db9987 mixed toward white.

#e1aa9b

#e7bbaf

#edccc3

#f3ddd7

#f9eeeb

Tones

Color #db9987 mixed toward gray.

#d49d8e

#cda195

#c6a59c

#bfa9a3

#b8adaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c18c · ΔE 27.3

Deuteranopia

#c6ca8d · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#d88f90 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #db9987;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#db9987]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Tomato #ff6347

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#db9987 (#db9987) is rgb(219, 153, 135) in RGB.

No, #db9987 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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