#dc8a79

Color #dc8a79

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 7.04 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 10.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#dc8a79

RGB

rgb(220, 138, 121)

HSL

hsl(10.3, 58.6%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.3, 45%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 45%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(65.57, 29.4, 22.26)

LCH

lch(65.57, 36.88, 37.13)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.1043, 32.42)

HWB

hwb(10.3, 47.5%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79cbdc

Analogous

#dc799a

#dc8a79

#dcbc79

Triadic

#dc8a79

#79dc8a

#8a79dc

Split-complementary

#dc8a79

#79dcbc

#799adc

Tetradic

#dc8a79

#cbdc79

#79cbdc

#8a79dc

Square

#dc8a79

#9adc79

#79cbdc

#bc79dc

Shades

Color #dc8a79 mixed toward black.

#d0634c

#b4462f

#873423

#5a2318

#2d110c

Tints

Color #dc8a79 mixed toward white.

#e29e8f

#e8b1a6

#eec5bc

#f3d8d2

#f9ece9

Tones

Color #dc8a79 mixed toward gray.

#d49081

#cc958a

#c39a92

#bba09a

#b3a5a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebd7d · ΔE 32.1

Deuteranopia

#c3c87e · ΔE 35.4

Tritanopia

#d98181 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 22.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dc8a79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dc8a79]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#dc8a79 (#dc8a79) is rgb(220, 138, 121) in RGB.

No, #dc8a79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #dc8a79, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast