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#D19494

Soft Red

#D19494 is the CSS named color "rosybrown", an exact match. In RGB it breaks down to red 209, green 148, and blue 148 out of 255 each. In HSL terms that's a hue of 0°, 40% saturation, and 70% lightness: on the lighter side — readable as large or bold text on a dark background, but too pale for small body text on white.

Every format

HEX#d19494
RGBrgb(209, 148, 148)
HSLhsl(0° 40% 70%)
HSBhsb(0° 29% 82%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.074 19°)
OKLABoklab(73% 0.070 0.024)
LCHlch(67% 25.6 22°)
CMYKcmyk(0% 29% 29% 18%)

Shades (darker)

#d19494 · #be8283 · #ab7171 · #996061 · #875051

Tints (lighter)

#d19494 · #da9c9c · #e3a5a5 · #ecaead · #f6b6b6

Shades mix #D19494 toward black in even steps, useful for hover and pressed states in a UI; tints mix it toward white, useful for subtle backgrounds and disabled states that still read as the same color family.

On white: 2.51:1 — fails
On black: 8.37:1 — AAA

Frequently asked

What is #D19494 in RGB?
#D19494 is rgb(209, 148, 148) — red 209, green 148, blue 148 out of 255 each.
Does #D19494 pass WCAG contrast on a white background?
It has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 against white, which fails for normal text.
What's a good background color to pair with #D19494?
Black text or a black background gives better contrast (8.37:1) than white (2.51:1).

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