Close to Terracotta
#D4694E
#D4694E is a mid-tone, rich red, close to the color Terracotta. In RGB it’s made of 83.1% red, 41.2% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 12°, with 61% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #D4694E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #D4694E as they’d see it.
#D4694E in use
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Questions about #D4694E
What color is #D4694E?
#D4694E is a mid-tone, rich red, close to the color Terracotta. In RGB it’s made of 83.1% red, 41.2% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 12°, with 61% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #D4694E in RGB?
#D4694E is rgb(212, 105, 78): 212 red, 105 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #D4694E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 50, 63, 17). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #D4694E?
PANTONE 718 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #D4694E?
Its complement #1595AF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.