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#DB8A7C

#db8a7c ≈ Dark Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db8a7c is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 54.12% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.99% magenta, 43.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 8.84°, with 56.89% saturation and 67.25% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3469

Complementary

  1. #db8a7c
  2. #7ccddb

Split complementary

  1. #db8a7c
  2. #7cdbb9
  3. #7c9ddb

Analogous

  1. #db7c9d
  2. #db8a7c
  3. #dbb97c

Triadic

  1. #db8a7c
  2. #7cdb8a
  3. #8a7cdb

Tetradic

  1. #db8a7c
  2. #cddb7c
  3. #7ccddb
  4. #8a7cdb

Square

  1. #db8a7c
  2. #9ddb7c
  3. #7ccddb
  4. #b97cdb

Monochromatic

  1. #953929
  2. #cb5440
  3. #db8a7c
  4. #ebc0b8
  5. #fbf1ef

Shades

#db8a7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db8a7c
  2. #c57c70
  3. #af6e63
  4. #996157
  5. #83534a
  6. #6e453e
  7. #583732
  8. #422925
  9. #2c1c19
  10. #160e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#db8a7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db8a7c
  2. #df9689
  3. #e2a196
  4. #e6ada3
  5. #e9b9b0
  6. #edc5be
  7. #f1d0cb
  8. #f4dcd8
  9. #f8e8e5
  10. #fbf3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db8a7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db8a7c
  2. #d2897c
  3. #c9887d
  4. #c0877d
  5. #b7867e
  6. #ae857e
  7. #a4847e
  8. #9b837f
  9. #92827f
  10. #898180
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba9792 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c957b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a67b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb7f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9917b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c39b7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e58382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db8a7c {
  color: #db8a7c;
}
Background
.bg-db8a7c {
  background-color: #db8a7c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db8a7c {
  border: 2px solid #db8a7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db8a7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 138 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 57% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db8a7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db8a7c, #dbb97c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db8a7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 138 124 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.83 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.25 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 6.35 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.21 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.93 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.94 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 8.93 #247583 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#db8a7c  rgb(219, 138, 124)  hsl(9, 57%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#7ccddb  rgb(124, 205, 219)  hsl(189, 57%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#7cdb8a  rgb(124, 219, 138)  hsl(129, 57%, 67%)  Pastel Green
#8a7cdb  rgb(138, 124, 219)  hsl(249, 57%, 67%)  Medium Purple