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#D00697 Color

#D00697 is rgb(208, 6, 151) in RGB, hsl(317, 94%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 27%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Frostbite (#E936A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D00697
HEX#D00697
RGBrgb(208, 6, 151)
HSLhsl(317, 94%, 42%)
HSVhsv(317, 97%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 27%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.241 345.3)
LABlab(47.03% 74.51 -21.97)
LCHlch(47.03% 77.68 343.57)

What #D00697 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 #D00697, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#D00697 Channel Values

How #D00697 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 208 · G 6 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 94% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 97% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 27% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.05:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D00697 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.

TextWhite text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D00697

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D00697; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D00697

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D00697.

How #D00697 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#D00697
Protanopia#5D5D96
Protanomaly#994997
Deuteranopia#7E7E93
Deuteranomaly#A56495
Tritanopia#CA3939
Tritanomaly#CD2C6B
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D00697 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d00697: #D00697;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D00697;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d00697': '#D00697' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.024, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_d00697">#D00697</color>
SVG fillfill="#D00697"

More Pink Colors

#D00697 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D00697 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D00697?

#D00697 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(208, 6, 151) in RGB and hsl(317, 94%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Frostbite (#E936A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.9.

What is the RGB value of #D00697?

#D00697 is rgb(208, 6, 151) — red 208, green 6, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D00697?

#D00697 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 27%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D00697 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D00697 scores 5.05:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D00697 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D00697 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 9.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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