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#D9727F

#d9727f ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d9727f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.47% magenta, 41.47% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 352.43°, 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 6.44.

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Relative luminance0.2832

Complementary

  1. #d9727f
  2. #72d9cc

Split complementary

  1. #d9727f
  2. #72d998
  3. #72b2d9

Analogous

  1. #d972b2
  2. #d9727f
  3. #d99872

Triadic

  1. #d9727f
  2. #7fd972
  3. #727fd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9727f
  2. #d9cc72
  3. #72d9cc
  4. #727fd9

Square

  1. #d9727f
  2. #b2d972
  3. #72d9cc
  4. #9872d9

Monochromatic

  1. #8c2633
  2. #c83649
  3. #d9727f
  4. #e9aeb6
  5. #f9ebec

Shades

#d9727f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9727f
  2. #c36772
  3. #ae5b66
  4. #985059
  5. #82444c
  6. #6d3940
  7. #572e33
  8. #412226
  9. #2b1719
  10. #160b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9727f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9727f
  2. #dd808c
  3. #e18e99
  4. #e49ca5
  5. #e8aab2
  6. #ecb9bf
  7. #f0c7cc
  8. #f4d5d9
  9. #f7e3e5
  10. #fbf1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9727f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9727f
  2. #d0737f
  3. #c7757f
  4. #be767f
  5. #b5787f
  6. #ad7980
  7. #a47a80
  8. #9b7c80
  9. #927d80
  10. #897f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2868a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86857f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0997d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea6677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae7e7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba8b7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e36b7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9727f {
  color: #d9727f;
}
Background
.bg-d9727f {
  background-color: #d9727f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9727f {
  border: 2px solid #d9727f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9727f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 114 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 58% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9727f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9727f, #d99872);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9727f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 114 127 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 6.44 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 6.49 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.81 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 6.82 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 6.91 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.83 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.87 #268d80 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#d9727f  rgb(217, 114, 127)  hsl(352, 58%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#72d9cc  rgb(114, 217, 204)  hsl(172, 58%, 65%)  Turquoise
#7fd972  rgb(127, 217, 114)  hsl(112, 58%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#727fd9  rgb(114, 127, 217)  hsl(232, 58%, 65%)  Glaucous