HEX Color #D37C7C (Lightcoral)

About #D37C7C

At its core, #D37C7C is a light and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightcoral. In the RGB color space, it consists of 211 red, 124 green, and 124 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 41% yellow, and 17% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#D37C7C

RGB211, 124, 124

HSL0.0°, 49.7%, 65.7%

CMYK0%, 41%, 41%, 17%

HSV0.0°, 41.2%, 82.7%

LAB61.4, 33.7, 14.7

XYZ37.7, 29.7, 22.8

Decimal13859964

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#D37C7C #7BD3D3

Analogous

#D37BA7 #D3A77B

Triadic

#7BD37B #7B7BD3

Tetradic

#A7D37B #7BD3D3 #A77BD3

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#D37C7C

#D78A8A

#DC9999

#E1A7A7

#E6B6B6

#EBC4C4

#F0D3D3

#F5E1E1

#FAF0F0

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#D37C7C

#BB6E6E

#A46060

#8C5252

#754444

#5D3737

#462929

#2E1B1B

#170D0D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.02:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.94:1

Text on #000000

AA

2.89:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

5.90:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #D37C7C; }

.text-color { color: #D37C7C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #D37C7C; }

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