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#DE977D Color

#DE977D is rgb(222, 151, 125) in RGB, hsl(16, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 44%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE977D
HEX#DE977D
RGBrgb(222, 151, 125)
HSLhsl(16, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(16, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 44%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.094 40.9)
LABlab(69.24% 25.25 25.10)
LCHlch(69.24% 35.60 44.84)

What #DE977D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DE977D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 5.79Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 6.94Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 7.81Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 7.96Pale Copper#DA8A67ΔE 8.68Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 9.97

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#DE977D Channel Values

How #DE977D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 222 · G 151 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 44% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE977D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DE977D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DE977D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE977D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DE977D
Complementary
#7CC4DE
Analogous
#DE7C93
Analogous
#DEC87C
Triadic
#7CDE97
Triadic
#977CDE
Split comp.
#7CDEC8
Split comp.
#7C93DE

Tints & Shades of #DE977D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E2A48D
#E8B4A1
#ECC1B1
#F0CEC2
#F4DBD2
#F9EBE7

Shades

#D57958
#CC5C33
#A74B2A
#7E3920
#5A2816
#35180D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DE977D.

How #DE977D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DE977D
Protanopia#A6A67C
Protanomaly#BFA07D
Deuteranopia#B3B37A
Deuteranomaly#C5A87B
Tritanopia#E09494
Tritanomaly#DF958B
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE977D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-de977d: #DE977D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE977D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de977d': '#DE977D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.592, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_de977d">#DE977D</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE977D"

More Orange Colors

#DE977D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#DE977D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE977D?

#DE977D is a light orange — rgb(222, 151, 125) in RGB and hsl(16, 60%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #DE977D?

#DE977D is rgb(222, 151, 125) — red 222, green 151, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE977D?

#DE977D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 44%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE977D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE977D scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE977D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE977D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 5.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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