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#D45D40 Color

#D45D40 is rgb(212, 93, 64) in RGB, hsl(12, 63%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 70%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D45D40
HEX#D45D40
RGBrgb(212, 93, 64)
HSLhsl(12, 63%, 54%)
HSVhsv(12, 70%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 70%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.157 34.9)
LABlab(54.87% 46.56 40.42)
LCHlch(54.87% 61.66 40.96)

What #D45D40 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 #D45D40, 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.

#D45D40 Channel Values

How #D45D40 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 93 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 63% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 70% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 70% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.86:1 vs white · 5.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D45D40 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 text3.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D45D40 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D45D40

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D45D40; 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 #D45D40

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 #D45D40.

How #D45D40 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#D45D40
Protanopia#7C7C3E
Protanomaly#A7713F
Deuteranopia#939335
Deuteranomaly#B1813A
Tritanopia#D55A5A
Tritanomaly#D55B51
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D45D40 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d45d40: #D45D40;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D45D40;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d45d40': '#D45D40' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.365, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_d45d40">#D45D40</color>
SVG fillfill="#D45D40"

More Red Colors

#D45D40 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D45D40 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D45D40?

#D45D40 is a mid-tone red — rgb(212, 93, 64) in RGB and hsl(12, 63%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.51.

What is the RGB value of #D45D40?

#D45D40 is rgb(212, 93, 64) — red 212, green 93, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D45D40?

#D45D40 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 70%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D45D40 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D45D40 scores 3.86:1 against white and 5.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D45D40 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D45D40 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 15.48, which is visibly different.

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