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#D01916 Color

#D01916 is rgb(208, 25, 22) in RGB, hsl(1, 81%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 89%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Venetian Red (#C80815), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D01916
HEX#D01916
RGBrgb(208, 25, 22)
HSLhsl(1, 81%, 45%)
HSVhsv(1, 89%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 89%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(54.7% 0.213 28.5)
LABlab(45.33% 66.72 52.63)
LCHlch(45.33% 84.97 38.27)

What #D01916 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 #D01916, 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 red in the library.

#D01916 Channel Values

How #D01916 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 25 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 1° · S 81% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 1° · S 89% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 89% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.48:1 vs white · 3.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D01916 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 text5.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D01916

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D01916; 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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Tints & Shades of #D01916

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 #D01916.

How #D01916 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#D01916
Protanopia#5F5F10
Protanomaly#9A4D13
Deuteranopia#808000
Deuteranomaly#A66600
Tritanopia#D01919
Tritanomaly#D01918
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D01916 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d01916: #D01916;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D01916;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d01916': '#D01916' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.098, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_d01916">#D01916</color>
SVG fillfill="#D01916"

More Red Colors

#D01916 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D01916 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D01916?

#D01916 is a mid-tone red — rgb(208, 25, 22) in RGB and hsl(1, 81%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Venetian Red (#C80815), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.22.

What is the RGB value of #D01916?

#D01916 is rgb(208, 25, 22) — red 208, green 25, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D01916?

#D01916 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 89%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D01916 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D01916 scores 5.48:1 against white and 3.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D01916 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D01916 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 firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 17.71, which is visibly different.

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