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#D05357 Color

#D05357 is rgb(208, 83, 87) in RGB, hsl(358, 57%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 58%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indian Red (#CD5C5C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D05357
HEX#D05357
RGBrgb(208, 83, 87)
HSLhsl(358, 57%, 57%)
HSVhsv(358, 60%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 58%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.159 21.2)
LABlab(52.74% 50.58 24.68)
LCHlch(52.74% 56.28 26.01)

What #D05357 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 #D05357, 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.

#D05357 Channel Values

How #D05357 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 83 · B 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 57% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 60% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 58% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.15:1 vs white · 5.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D05357 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D05357

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D05357; 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 #D05357

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 #D05357.

How #D05357 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#D05357
Protanopia#757556
Protanomaly#A26956
Deuteranopia#8D8D50
Deuteranomaly#AC7A53
Tritanopia#D05454
Tritanomaly#D05355
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D05357 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d05357: #D05357;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D05357;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d05357': '#D05357' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.325, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_d05357">#D05357</color>
SVG fillfill="#D05357"

More Red Colors

#D05357 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D05357 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D05357?

#D05357 is a mid-tone red — rgb(208, 83, 87) in RGB and hsl(358, 57%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indian Red (#CD5C5C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.2.

What is the RGB value of #D05357?

#D05357 is rgb(208, 83, 87) — red 208, green 83, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D05357?

#D05357 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 58%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D05357 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D05357 scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D05357 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D05357 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 5.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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