#db8e8a

Color #db8e8a

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 13.8 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#db8e8a

RGB

rgb(219, 142, 138)

HSL

hsl(3, 52.9%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3, 37%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.2%, 37%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(66.71, 28.75, 14.29)

LCH

lch(66.71, 32.11, 26.43)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0946, 22.9)

HWB

hwb(3, 54.1%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ad7db

Analogous

#db8aae

#db8e8a

#dbb78a

Triadic

#db8e8a

#8adb8e

#8e8adb

Split-complementary

#db8e8a

#8adbb7

#8aaedb

Tetradic

#db8e8a

#d7db8a

#8ad7db

#8e8adb

Square

#db8e8a

#aedb8a

#8ad7db

#b78adb

Shades

Color #db8e8a mixed toward black.

#cd625d

#b63e38

#882f2a

#5b1f1c

#2d100e

Tints

Color #db8e8a mixed toward white.

#e1a19e

#e7b4b1

#edc7c5

#f3d9d8

#f9ecec

Tones

Color #db8e8a mixed toward gray.

#d49491

#cd9a98

#c7a09e

#c0a6a5

#b9acac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbe8b · ΔE 32.4

Deuteranopia

#c3c88b · ΔE 35.8

Tritanopia

#d88c8c · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #db8e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#db8e8a]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#db8e8a (#db8e8a) is rgb(219, 142, 138) in RGB.

No, #db8e8a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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