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#D3174D Color

#D3174D is rgb(211, 23, 77) in RGB, hsl(343, 80%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 64%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Carmine (#D10047), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3174D
HEX#D3174D
RGBrgb(211, 23, 77)
HSLhsl(343, 80%, 46%)
HSVhsv(343, 89%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 64%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(55.9% 0.214 13.8)
LABlab(46.39% 69.12 22.76)
LCHlch(46.39% 72.77 18.23)

What #D3174D 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 #D3174D, 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.

#D3174D Channel Values

How #D3174D 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 23 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 80% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 89% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 64% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.25:1 vs white · 4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3174D 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 text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D3174D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3174D; 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 #D3174D

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 #D3174D.

How #D3174D 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#D3174D
Protanopia#60604B
Protanomaly#9C4D4C
Deuteranopia#818143
Deuteranomaly#A86747
Tritanopia#D22323
Tritanomaly#D21F38
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3174D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3174d: #D3174D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3174D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3174d': '#D3174D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.090, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_d3174d">#D3174D</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3174D"

More Pink Colors

#D3174D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D3174D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3174D?

#D3174D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(211, 23, 77) in RGB and hsl(343, 80%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Carmine (#D10047), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.88.

What is the RGB value of #D3174D?

#D3174D is rgb(211, 23, 77) — red 211, green 23, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3174D?

#D3174D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 64%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3174D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D3174D scores 5.25:1 against white and 4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3174D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3174D 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.98, which is visibly different.

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