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#DB9781

#db9781 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db9781 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 59.22% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.05% magenta, 41.1% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 14.67°, with 55.56% saturation and 68.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.3878

Complementary

  1. #db9781
  2. #81c5db

Split complementary

  1. #db9781
  2. #81dbc4
  3. #8198db

Analogous

  1. #db8198
  2. #db9781
  3. #dbc481

Triadic

  1. #db9781
  2. #81db97
  3. #9781db

Tetradic

  1. #db9781
  2. #c5db81
  3. #81c5db
  4. #9781db

Square

  1. #db9781
  2. #98db81
  3. #81c5db
  4. #c481db

Monochromatic

  1. #98462b
  2. #ca6646
  3. #db9781
  4. #ecc8bd
  5. #faf2ef

Shades

#db9781 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db9781
  2. #c58874
  3. #af7967
  4. #996a5a
  5. #835b4d
  6. #6e4c41
  7. #583c34
  8. #422d27
  9. #2c1e1a
  10. #160f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#db9781 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db9781
  2. #dfa18e
  3. #e2ac9a
  4. #e6b6a7
  5. #e9c1b3
  6. #edcbc0
  7. #f1d5cd
  8. #f4e0d9
  9. #f8eae6
  10. #fbf5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db9781 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db9781
  2. #d29581
  3. #c99281
  4. #c09081
  5. #b78e81
  6. #ae8c81
  7. #a48980
  8. #9b8780
  9. #928580
  10. #898280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79f7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8ad80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea8d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be9c80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7a581 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4918b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db9781 {
  color: #db9781;
}
Background
.bg-db9781 {
  background-color: #db9781;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db9781 {
  border: 2px solid #db9781;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db9781;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 151 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 56% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db9781 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db9781, #dbc481);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db9781 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 151 129 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.20 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.63 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.40 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.75 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.92 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.00 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.37 #24687e Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#db9781  rgb(219, 151, 129)  hsl(15, 56%, 68%)  Dark Salmon
#81c5db  rgb(129, 197, 219)  hsl(195, 56%, 68%)  Sky Blue
#81db97  rgb(129, 219, 151)  hsl(135, 56%, 68%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9781db  rgb(151, 129, 219)  hsl(255, 56%, 68%)  Medium Purple