#db9c8b

Color #db9c8b

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 11.65 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#db9c8b

RGB

rgb(219, 156, 139)

HSL

hsl(12.8, 52.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.8, 36.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 36.5%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(69.97, 21.34, 18.27)

LCH

lch(69.97, 28.09, 40.57)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0799, 35.68)

HWB

hwb(12.8, 54.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bcadb

Analogous

#db8ba2

#db9c8b

#dbc48b

Triadic

#db9c8b

#8bdb9c

#9c8bdb

Split-complementary

#db9c8b

#8bdbc4

#8ba2db

Tetradic

#db9c8b

#cadb8b

#8bcadb

#9c8bdb

Square

#db9c8b

#a2db8b

#8bcadb

#c48bdb

Shades

Color #db9c8b mixed toward black.

#cd755e

#b65339

#893f2a

#5b2a1c

#2e150e

Tints

Color #db9c8b mixed toward white.

#e1ad9e

#e7bdb2

#edcec5

#f3ded8

#f9efec

Tones

Color #db9c8b mixed toward gray.

#d4a092

#cea498

#c7a89f

#c0aba6

#baafac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c28f · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#c6cb90 · ΔE 29.5

Tritanopia

#d89393 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #db9c8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#db9c8b]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Tomato #ff6347

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#db9c8b (#db9c8b) is rgb(219, 156, 139) in RGB.

No, #db9c8b 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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