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#DB8A8A

#db8a8a ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db8a8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.99% magenta, 36.99% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 52.94% saturation and 70% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.3507

Complementary

  1. #db8a8a
  2. #8adbdb

Split complementary

  1. #db8a8a
  2. #8adbb3
  3. #8ab2db

Analogous

  1. #db8ab3
  2. #db8a8a
  3. #dbb38a

Triadic

  1. #db8a8a
  2. #8adb8a
  3. #8a8adb

Tetradic

  1. #db8a8a
  2. #dbdb8a
  3. #8adbdb
  4. #8a8adb

Square

  1. #db8a8a
  2. #b3db8a
  3. #8adbdb
  4. #b28adb

Monochromatic

  1. #9c3030
  2. #c95050
  3. #db8a8a
  4. #edc5c5
  5. #faefef

Shades

#db8a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db8a8a
  2. #c57c7c
  3. #af6e6e
  4. #996161
  5. #835353
  6. #6e4545
  7. #583737
  8. #422929
  9. #2c1c1c
  10. #160e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#db8a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db8a8a
  2. #df9696
  3. #e2a1a1
  4. #e6adad
  5. #e9b9b9
  6. #edc5c5
  7. #f1d0d0
  8. #f4dcdc
  9. #f8e8e8
  10. #fbf3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db8a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db8a8a
  2. #d28989
  3. #c98888
  4. #c08787
  5. #b78686
  6. #ae8585
  7. #a48484
  8. #9b8383
  9. #928282
  10. #898181
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba9898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a968a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea689 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea818b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8928a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c19c89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4858a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db8a8a {
  color: #db8a8a;
}
Background
.bg-db8a8a {
  background-color: #db8a8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db8a8a {
  border: 2px solid #db8a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db8a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 138 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 53% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db8a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db8a8a, #dbb38a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db8a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 138 138 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 4.89 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 5.69 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.32 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.46 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.60 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 8.17 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.38 #247575 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Light Coral
#db8a8a  rgb(219, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 53%, 70%)  Light Coral
#8adbdb  rgb(138, 219, 219)  hsl(180, 53%, 70%)  Pale Turquoise
#8adb8a  rgb(138, 219, 138)  hsl(120, 53%, 70%)  Pastel Green
#8a8adb  rgb(138, 138, 219)  hsl(240, 53%, 70%)  Medium Purple