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#D33131 Color

#D33131 is rgb(211, 49, 49) in RGB, hsl(0, 65%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 77%, 77%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fire Engine Red (#CE2029), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D33131
HEX#D33131
RGBrgb(211, 49, 49)
HSLhsl(0, 65%, 51%)
HSVhsv(0, 77%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 77%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.198 26.2)
LABlab(48.11% 62.57 41.47)
LCHlch(48.11% 75.06 33.53)

What #D33131 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 #D33131, 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.

#D33131 Channel Values

How #D33131 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 49 · B 498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 65% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 77% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 77% · Y 77% · 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 #D33131 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 #D33131

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D33131; 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 #D33131

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 #D33131.

How #D33131 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#D33131
Protanopia#67672F
Protanomaly#9E5730
Deuteranopia#85851F
Deuteranomaly#AA6D27
Tritanopia#D33131
Tritanomaly#D33131
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D33131 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d33131: #D33131;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D33131;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d33131': '#D33131' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.192, blue: 0.192)
Android XML<color name="color_d33131">#D33131</color>
SVG fillfill="#D33131"

More Red Colors

#D33131 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D33131 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D33131?

#D33131 is a mid-tone red — rgb(211, 49, 49) in RGB and hsl(0, 65%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#CE2029), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.99.

What is the RGB value of #D33131?

#D33131 is rgb(211, 49, 49) — red 211, green 49, and blue 49 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D33131?

#D33131 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 77%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D33131 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D33131 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 #D33131 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D33131 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 firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 10.46, which is visibly different.

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