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#D48799 Color

#D48799 is rgb(212, 135, 153) in RGB, hsl(346, 47%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 28%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D48799
HEX#D48799
RGBrgb(212, 135, 153)
HSLhsl(346, 47%, 68%)
HSVhsv(346, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 28%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.097 4.6)
LABlab(64.92% 32.00 3.39)
LCHlch(64.92% 32.18 6.05)

What #D48799 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 #D48799, 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.

#D48799 Channel Values

How #D48799 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 135 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 47% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 28% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.72:1 vs white · 7.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D48799 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 text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D48799

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D48799; 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 #D48799

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D48799.

How #D48799 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#D48799
Protanopia#989899
Protanomaly#B39199
Deuteranopia#A6A696
Deuteranomaly#BA9A97
Tritanopia#D38989
Tritanomaly#D38890
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D48799 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d48799: #D48799;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D48799;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d48799': '#D48799' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.529, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_d48799">#D48799</color>
SVG fillfill="#D48799"

More Red Colors

#D48799 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D48799 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D48799?

#D48799 is a light red — rgb(212, 135, 153) in RGB and hsl(346, 47%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.46.

What is the RGB value of #D48799?

#D48799 is rgb(212, 135, 153) — red 212, green 135, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D48799?

#D48799 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 28%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D48799 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D48799 scores 2.72:1 against white and 7.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D48799 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D48799 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 14.15, which is visibly different.

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