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#dc8b72 color: Vintage Coral

#dc8b72 is rgb(220, 139, 114) in RGB and oklch(71.466% 0.10593 37.912) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

71.5%
0.106
38°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • taupe-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #dc8b72

#dc8b72 is a soft light red color. In OKLCH it has 71.5% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.98:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vintage Coral (#d68c76). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-400.

More light red colors

Lighter: #dc8b72 mixed with white

  1. dc8b72
  2. e09780
  3. e5a28e
  4. e9ae9c
  5. edb9aa
  6. f0c5b8
  7. f4d0c6
  8. f7dcd4
  9. fae8e2
  10. fcf3f1

Darker: #dc8b72 mixed with black

  1. dc8b72
  2. bf7862
  3. a36653
  4. 885444
  5. 6e4336
  6. 543228
  7. 3c231b
  8. 26140e
  9. 110704
  10. 020101

Calmer: #dc8b72 with less saturation

  1. dc8b72
  2. d78e77
  3. d2917c
  4. cc9381
  5. c79686
  6. c1988b
  7. bb9a90
  8. b69d95
  9. b09f9a
  10. a9a19e

Questions about #dc8b72

What color is #dc8b72?

#dc8b72 is soft light red. The closest named color is Vintage Coral. In RGB it is rgb(220, 139, 114), in HSL hsl(14.15, 60.23%, 65.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.466% 0.10593 37.912).

What colors go well with #dc8b72?

The complementary color of #dc8b72 is #45b3cf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dc8696 and #cf9656. The triadic partners are #65b789 and #939ce5.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc8b72?

Black text reads better on #dc8b72: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc8b72 a warm or cool color?

#dc8b72 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 71.5% and its chroma 0.106.