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#D44E7D Color

#D44E7D is rgb(212, 78, 125) in RGB, hsl(339, 61%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 41%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mystic (#D65282), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D44E7D
HEX#D44E7D
RGBrgb(212, 78, 125)
HSLhsl(339, 61%, 57%)
HSVhsv(339, 63%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 41%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.173 1.9)
LABlab(53.33% 56.37 3.06)
LCHlch(53.33% 56.45 3.10)

What #D44E7D 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 #D44E7D, 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.

#D44E7D Channel Values

How #D44E7D 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 78 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 61% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 63% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 41% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.05:1 vs white · 5.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D44E7D 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D44E7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D44E7D; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D44E7D

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 #D44E7D.

How #D44E7D 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#D44E7D
Protanopia#74747C
Protanomaly#A3677D
Deuteranopia#8E8E78
Deuteranomaly#AE797A
Tritanopia#D25656
Tritanomaly#D35368
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D44E7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d44e7d: #D44E7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D44E7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d44e7d': '#D44E7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.306, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_d44e7d">#D44E7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#D44E7D"

More Pink Colors

#D44E7D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D44E7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D44E7D?

#D44E7D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(212, 78, 125) in RGB and hsl(339, 61%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mystic (#D65282), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.85.

What is the RGB value of #D44E7D?

#D44E7D is rgb(212, 78, 125) — red 212, green 78, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D44E7D?

#D44E7D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 41%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D44E7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D44E7D scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D44E7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D44E7D 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 13.46, which is visibly different.

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