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Scarlet Silk Clear

Red · Hue 5
Hex
#D98981
RGB
rgb(217, 137, 129)
HSL
hsl(5, 54%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 37%, 41%, 15%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.7:1Fail
on black
7.8:1AA
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About this color

Scarlet Silk Clear (#D98981) belongs to the red family — hue 5°, 54% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-scarlet-silk-clear: #D98981;
  --colorarchive-scarlet-silk-clear-hsl: hsl(5, 54%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-scarlet-silk-clear-rgb: rgb(217, 137, 129);
}

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Lighter companion
Scarlet Bloom Clear
#E3A6A1 · hsl(5, 54%, 76%)
Darker companion
Scarlet Tone Clear
#D06B62 · hsl(5, 54%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Aqua Silk Clear
#81D9D9 · hsl(180, 54%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Coral Silk Clear
#D9AD81 · hsl(30, 54%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Garnet Silk Clear
#D9819F · hsl(340, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Emerald Silk Clear
#81D981 · hsl(120, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Amethyst Silk Clear
#8981D9 · hsl(245, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Jade Silk Clear
#81D9AD · hsl(150, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Sapphire Silk Clear
#81ADD9 · hsl(210, 54%, 68%)
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Base: Scarlet Silk Clear #D98981
Lighter companion: Scarlet Bloom Clear #E3A6A1
Darker companion: Scarlet Tone Clear #D06B62
Complementary counterpoint: Aqua Silk Clear #81D9D9
Analogous lead: Coral Silk Clear #D9AD81
Analogous echo: Garnet Silk Clear #D9819F
Triadic +120°: Emerald Silk Clear #81D981
Triadic +240°: Amethyst Silk Clear #8981D9
Split-comp +150°: Jade Silk Clear #81D9AD
Split-comp +210°: Sapphire Silk Clear #81ADD9

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Crimson Silk Clear
#D98181 · hsl(0, 54%, 68%)
Nearby match
Ruby Silk Clear
#D99081 · hsl(10, 54%, 68%)
Nearby match
Scarlet Tone Clear
#D06B62 · hsl(5, 54%, 60%)
Nearby match
Scarlet Bloom Clear
#E3A6A1 · hsl(5, 54%, 76%)
Nearby match
Scarlet Silk Soft
#C99692 · hsl(5, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Scarlet Silk Vivid
#EA7B71 · hsl(5, 74%, 68%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7:1
Iris Ink Vivid
#09093E
AAA7.1:1
Iris Ink Bright
#060642
AAA7.1:1
Iris Ink Pure
#030345
AAA7:1
Amethyst Ink Vivid
#0E093E
AAA7:1
Amethyst Ink Bright
#0B0642
AAA7.1:1
Amethyst Ink Pure
#080345

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#C0C583
Protanopia
#BCBB83
Tritanopia
#D68585
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