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#DB978F closest to Powder Blush

#DB978F is a light, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Powder Blush. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 59.2% green and 56.1% blue (rgb(219, 151, 143)). Its HSL value is 6° hue, 51% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 35% yellow and 14% black. #DB978F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.84:1.

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Variations of #DB978F

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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#DB978F 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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#DB978F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DB978F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B5AD8E
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5A08E
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B69F8E
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5AD8E
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1A68E
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E98F95
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E19492
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7A4A2

#DB978F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.38:1 Very poor#DB978F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.84:1 Very good#DB978F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DB978F in CSS

/* Powder Blush */
.color { color: #DB978F; }
.background { background-color: #DB978F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DB978F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 151 143);
color: hsl(6 51% 71%);
color: oklch(0.741 0.083 26.7);

#DB978F FAQ

What color is #DB978F?

#DB978F is a light, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Powder Blush. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DB978F?

#DB978F is rgb(219, 151, 143) in RGB, hsl(6, 51%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DB978F?

The complementary color of #DB978F is #8FD3DB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DB978F?

Black text has the best contrast on #DB978F: 8.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DB978F a warm or cool color?

#DB978F is a warm color.