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#D18993 Color

#D18993 is rgb(209, 137, 147) in RGB, hsl(352, 44%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 30%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Puce (#CC8899), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D18993
HEX#D18993
RGBrgb(209, 137, 147)
HSLhsl(352, 44%, 68%)
HSVhsv(352, 34%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 30%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.089 10.5)
LABlab(64.87% 29.25 6.64)
LCHlch(64.87% 29.99 12.80)

What #D18993 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 #D18993, 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.

#D18993 Channel Values

How #D18993 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 137 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 44% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 34% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 30% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.72:1 vs white · 7.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D18993 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 text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D18993 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D18993

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D18993; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D18993

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 #D18993.

How #D18993 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#D18993
Protanopia#989893
Protanomaly#B29393
Deuteranopia#A5A590
Deuteranomaly#B89B92
Tritanopia#D08A8A
Tritanomaly#D18A8E
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D18993 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d18993: #D18993;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D18993;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d18993': '#D18993' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.537, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_d18993">#D18993</color>
SVG fillfill="#D18993"

More Red Colors

#D18993 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D18993 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D18993?

#D18993 is a light red — rgb(209, 137, 147) in RGB and hsl(352, 44%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Puce (#CC8899), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.6.

What is the RGB value of #D18993?

#D18993 is rgb(209, 137, 147) — red 209, green 137, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D18993?

#D18993 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 30%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D18993 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D18993 scores 2.72:1 against white and 7.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D18993 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D18993 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.75, which is visibly different.

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