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#D1616A Color

#D1616A is rgb(209, 97, 106) in RGB, hsl(355, 55%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 49%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D1616A
HEX#D1616A
RGBrgb(209, 97, 106)
HSLhsl(355, 55%, 60%)
HSVhsv(355, 54%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 49%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.142 17.1)
LABlab(55.71% 45.74 17.48)
LCHlch(55.71% 48.96 20.92)

What #D1616A 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 #D1616A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 5.06Indian Red#CD5C5CΔE 5.95Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 6.2Light Carmine Pink#E66771ΔE 7.31Bittersweet Shimmer#BF4F51ΔE 8.55Light Coral#F08080ΔE 11.51

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

#D1616A Channel Values

How #D1616A 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 97 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 55% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 54% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 49% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.73:1 vs white · 5.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D1616A 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 text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D1616A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D1616A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D1616A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D1616A
Complementary
#61D1C8
Analogous
#D161A2
Analogous
#D19061
Triadic
#6AD161
Triadic
#616AD1
Split comp.
#61D190
Split comp.
#61A2D1

Tints & Shades of #D1616A

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

#D7757D
#DE8C93
#E3A0A6
#EAB8BC
#F0CCCF
#F7E3E5

Shades

#C8414C
#AE323D
#8E2932
#6F2027
#4F171C
#2F0E11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D1616A.

How #D1616A 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#D1616A
Protanopia#7E7E69
Protanomaly#A6736A
Deuteranopia#939365
Deuteranomaly#AF8267
Tritanopia#D16262
Tritanomaly#D16265
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D1616A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d1616a: #D1616A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D1616A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d1616a': '#D1616A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.380, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_d1616a">#D1616A</color>
SVG fillfill="#D1616A"

More Red Colors

#D1616A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#D1616A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D1616A?

#D1616A is a light red — rgb(209, 97, 106) in RGB and hsl(355, 55%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #D1616A?

#D1616A is rgb(209, 97, 106) — red 209, green 97, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D1616A?

#D1616A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 49%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D1616A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D1616A scores 3.73:1 against white and 5.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D1616A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D1616A 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 5.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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