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#D9727D

#d9727d ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d9727d is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 44.71% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.47% magenta, 42.4% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 353.59°, with 57.54% saturation and 64.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 6.43.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2827

Complementary

  1. #d9727d
  2. #72d9ce

Split complementary

  1. #d9727d
  2. #72d99a
  3. #72b0d9

Analogous

  1. #d972b0
  2. #d9727d
  3. #d99a72

Triadic

  1. #d9727d
  2. #7dd972
  3. #727dd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9727d
  2. #d9ce72
  3. #72d9ce
  4. #727dd9

Square

  1. #d9727d
  2. #b0d972
  3. #72d9ce
  4. #9a72d9

Monochromatic

  1. #8c2631
  2. #c83646
  3. #d9727d
  4. #e9aeb5
  5. #f9ebec

Shades

#d9727d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9727d
  2. #c36771
  3. #ae5b64
  4. #985058
  5. #82444b
  6. #6d393f
  7. #572e32
  8. #412226
  9. #2b1719
  10. #160b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9727d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9727d
  2. #dd808a
  3. #e18e97
  4. #e49ca4
  5. #e8aab1
  6. #ecb9be
  7. #f0c7cb
  8. #f4d5d8
  9. #f7e3e5
  10. #fbf1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9727d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9727d
  2. #d0737d
  3. #c7757e
  4. #be767e
  5. #b5787e
  6. #ad797f
  7. #a47a7f
  8. #9b7c7f
  9. #927d7f
  10. #897f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b28689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87847d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0997b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea6676 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae7d7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba8b7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e36b79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9727d {
  color: #d9727d;
}
Background
.bg-d9727d {
  background-color: #d9727d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9727d {
  border: 2px solid #d9727d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9727d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 114 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 58% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9727d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9727d, #d99a72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9727d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 114 125 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 6.43 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.67 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 6.99 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.04 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 7.10 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.07 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.11 #268d82 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Light Coral
#d9727d  rgb(217, 114, 125)  hsl(354, 58%, 65%)  Light Coral
#72d9ce  rgb(114, 217, 206)  hsl(174, 58%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise
#7dd972  rgb(125, 217, 114)  hsl(114, 58%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#727dd9  rgb(114, 125, 217)  hsl(234, 58%, 65%)  Glaucous