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#D30996 Color

#D30996 is rgb(211, 9, 150) in RGB, hsl(318, 92%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 29%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Frostbite (#E936A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D30996
HEX#D30996
RGBrgb(211, 9, 150)
HSLhsl(318, 92%, 43%)
HSVhsv(318, 96%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 29%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.241 346.4)
LABlab(47.67% 74.84 -20.32)
LCHlch(47.67% 77.55 344.81)

What #D30996 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 #D30996, 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 pink in the library.

#D30996 Channel Values

How #D30996 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 211 · G 9 · B 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 92% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 96% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 29% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.94:1 vs white · 4.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D30996 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 text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D30996

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D30996; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D30996

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 #D30996.

How #D30996 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#D30996
Protanopia#5F5F95
Protanomaly#9B4A96
Deuteranopia#808092
Deuteranomaly#A86594
Tritanopia#CD3939
Tritanomaly#D02C6B
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D30996 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d30996: #D30996;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D30996;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d30996': '#D30996' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.035, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_d30996">#D30996</color>
SVG fillfill="#D30996"

More Pink Colors

#D30996 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D30996 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D30996?

#D30996 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(211, 9, 150) in RGB and hsl(318, 92%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Frostbite (#E936A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.83.

What is the RGB value of #D30996?

#D30996 is rgb(211, 9, 150) — red 211, green 9, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D30996?

#D30996 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 29%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D30996 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D30996 scores 4.94:1 against white and 4.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D30996 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D30996 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 8.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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