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#D41C50 Color

#D41C50 is rgb(212, 28, 80) in RGB, hsl(343, 77%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 87%, 62%, 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 4.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D41C50
HEX#D41C50
RGBrgb(212, 28, 80)
HSLhsl(343, 77%, 47%)
HSVhsv(343, 87%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 62%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.212 13.3)
LABlab(46.93% 68.68 21.65)
LCHlch(46.93% 72.01 17.49)

What #D41C50 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 #D41C50, 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.

#D41C50 Channel Values

How #D41C50 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 212 · G 28 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 77% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 87% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 87% · Y 62% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.15:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D41C50 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 text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D41C50

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D41C50; 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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Tints & Shades of #D41C50

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D41C50.

How #D41C50 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#D41C50
Protanopia#62624F
Protanomaly#9D4F4F
Deuteranopia#838347
Deuteranomaly#A9694A
Tritanopia#D32727
Tritanomaly#D3233B
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D41C50 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d41c50: #D41C50;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D41C50;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d41c50': '#D41C50' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.110, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_d41c50">#D41C50</color>
SVG fillfill="#D41C50"

More Pink Colors

#D41C50 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D41C50 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D41C50?

#D41C50 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(212, 28, 80) in RGB and hsl(343, 77%, 47%) 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 4.15.

What is the RGB value of #D41C50?

#D41C50 is rgb(212, 28, 80) — red 212, green 28, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D41C50?

#D41C50 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 87%, 62%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D41C50 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D41C50 scores 5.15:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D41C50 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D41C50 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 14.11, which is visibly different.

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