Information about #DB8B77 color

#DB8B77 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DB8B77 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(219, 139, 119) — 85.9% red, 54.5% green, 46.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 31 / 39 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DB8B77 is a confidently colored red that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Burning Sand (#D99376). Its next-closest registered neighbors are My Pink (#D68B80) and Asmodeus Pink (#D68275).

In RGB terms — rgb(219, 139, 119) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DB8B77: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DB8B77 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DB8B77 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DB8B77 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DB8B77

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Burning Sand color link
Burning Sand

#D99376

My Pink color link
My Pink

#D68B80

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Sea Pink color link
Sea Pink

#DB817E

Feldspar color link
Feldspar

#D19275

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Dark Salmon color link
Dark Salmon

#E9967A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DB8B77
  • RGB219, 139, 119
  • CMYK0, 31, 39, 14
  • CSSrgb(219, 139, 119)
  • HSL12°, 58%, 66%
  • HSL Precise12°, 58.14%, 66.275%
  • HSV12°, 46%, 86%
  • HSB12°, 46%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.859, 0.545, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.859, 0.545, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.859, 0.545, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDB8B77
  • DECIMAL ID14388087
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01