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#D47D72 Bite My Tongue

#D47D72 is a light, moderately saturated red named Bite My Tongue. In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 49.0% green and 44.7% blue (rgb(212, 125, 114)). Its HSL value is 7° hue, 53% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 46% yellow and 17% black. #D47D72 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.98:1.

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Variations of #D47D72

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#D47D72 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#D47D72 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D47D72 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A69C71
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #918A71
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A78871
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A69C71
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B49271
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E5717A
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DB7876
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A78F8D

#D47D72 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.01:1 Poor#D47D72 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.98:1 Good#D47D72 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D47D72 in CSS

/* Bite My Tongue */
.color { color: #D47D72; }
.background { background-color: #D47D72; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D47D72; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(212 125 114);
color: hsl(7 53% 64%);
color: oklch(0.681 0.110 28.0);

#D47D72 FAQ

What color is #D47D72?

#D47D72 is a light, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Bite My Tongue. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #D47D72?

#D47D72 is rgb(212, 125, 114) in RGB, hsl(7, 53%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 41%, 46%, 17%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D47D72?

The complementary color of #D47D72 is #72C9D4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D47D72?

Black text has the best contrast on #D47D72: 6.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D47D72 a warm or cool color?

#D47D72 is a warm color.