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#D03556 Color

#D03556 is rgb(208, 53, 86) in RGB, hsl(347, 62%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 59%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dingy Dungeon (#C53151), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D03556
HEX#D03556
RGBrgb(208, 53, 86)
HSLhsl(347, 62%, 51%)
HSVhsv(347, 75%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 59%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.191 13.7)
LABlab(48.45% 61.78 19.74)
LCHlch(48.45% 64.86 17.72)

What #D03556 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 #D03556, 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.

#D03556 Channel Values

How #D03556 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 53 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 347° · S 62% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 347° · S 75% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 59% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.85:1 vs white · 4.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D03556 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 text4.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D03556 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D03556

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D03556; 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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Tints & Shades of #D03556

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D03556.

How #D03556 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#D03556
Protanopia#686855
Protanomaly#9C5855
Deuteranopia#84844E
Deuteranomaly#A86D51
Tritanopia#CF3A3A
Tritanomaly#CF3847
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D03556 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d03556: #D03556;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D03556;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d03556': '#D03556' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.208, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_d03556">#D03556</color>
SVG fillfill="#D03556"

More Red Colors

#D03556 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D03556 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D03556?

#D03556 is a mid-tone red — rgb(208, 53, 86) in RGB and hsl(347, 62%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dingy Dungeon (#C53151), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.58.

What is the RGB value of #D03556?

#D03556 is rgb(208, 53, 86) — red 208, green 53, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D03556?

#D03556 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 59%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D03556 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D03556 scores 4.85:1 against white and 4.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D03556 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D03556 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 17.28, which is visibly different.

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