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#D11005 Color

#D11005 is rgb(209, 16, 5) in RGB, hsl(3, 95%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 92%, 98%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red Cola (#DF0118), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D11005
HEX#D11005
RGBrgb(209, 16, 5)
HSLhsl(3, 95%, 42%)
HSVhsv(3, 98%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 98%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.218 29.6)
LABlab(45.03% 68.11 58.59)
LCHlch(45.03% 89.84 40.70)

What #D11005 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 #D11005, 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.

#D11005 Channel Values

How #D11005 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 209 · G 16 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 3° · S 95% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 3° · S 98% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 92% · Y 98% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.54:1 vs white · 3.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D11005 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 text5.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D11005

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D11005; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D11005

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 #D11005.

How #D11005 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#D11005
Protanopia#5E5E00
Protanomaly#9A4B00
Deuteranopia#808000
Deuteranomaly#A66500
Tritanopia#D10F0F
Tritanomaly#D10F0B
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D11005 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d11005: #D11005;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D11005;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d11005': '#D11005' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.063, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_d11005">#D11005</color>
SVG fillfill="#D11005"

More Red Colors

#D11005 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D11005 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D11005?

#D11005 is a mid-tone red — rgb(209, 16, 5) in RGB and hsl(3, 95%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red Cola (#DF0118), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #D11005?

#D11005 is rgb(209, 16, 5) — red 209, green 16, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D11005?

#D11005 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 92%, 98%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D11005 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D11005 scores 5.54:1 against white and 3.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D11005 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D11005 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 18.29, which is visibly different.

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