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#DB9787

#db9787 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db9787 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 59.22% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.05% magenta, 38.36% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 11.43°, with 53.85% saturation and 69.41% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.3894

Complementary

  1. #db9787
  2. #87cbdb

Split complementary

  1. #db9787
  2. #87dbc1
  3. #87a1db

Analogous

  1. #db87a1
  2. #db9787
  3. #dbc187

Triadic

  1. #db9787
  2. #87db97
  3. #9787db

Tetradic

  1. #db9787
  2. #cbdb87
  3. #87cbdb
  4. #9787db

Square

  1. #db9787
  2. #a1db87
  3. #87cbdb
  4. #c187db

Monochromatic

  1. #9b432e
  2. #c9644c
  3. #db9787
  4. #edcac2
  5. #faf1ef

Shades

#db9787 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db9787
  2. #c5887a
  3. #af796c
  4. #996a5f
  5. #835b51
  6. #6e4c44
  7. #583c36
  8. #422d29
  9. #2c1e1b
  10. #160f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#db9787 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db9787
  2. #dfa193
  3. #e2ac9f
  4. #e6b6ab
  5. #e9c1b7
  6. #edcbc3
  7. #f1d5cf
  8. #f4e0db
  9. #f8eae7
  10. #fbf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db9787 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db9787
  2. #d29586
  3. #c99286
  4. #c09085
  5. #b78e84
  6. #ae8c84
  7. #a48983
  8. #9b8782
  9. #928581
  10. #898281
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79f86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7ad86 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea8d93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be9c86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a587 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4918e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db9787 {
  color: #db9787;
}
Background
.bg-db9787 {
  background-color: #db9787;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db9787 {
  border: 2px solid #db9787;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db9787;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 151 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 54% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db9787 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db9787, #dbc187);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db9787 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 151 135 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.61 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.67 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.09 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 8.72 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.74 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.79 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 9.09 #246878 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#db9787  rgb(219, 151, 135)  hsl(11, 54%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#87cbdb  rgb(135, 203, 219)  hsl(191, 54%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#87db97  rgb(135, 219, 151)  hsl(131, 54%, 69%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9787db  rgb(151, 135, 219)  hsl(251, 54%, 69%)  Medium Purple