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#D53970 Color

#D53970 is rgb(213, 57, 112) in RGB, hsl(339, 65%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 47%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Telemagenta (#CF3476), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D53970
HEX#D53970
RGBrgb(213, 57, 112)
HSLhsl(339, 65%, 53%)
HSVhsv(339, 73%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 47%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.195 4.2)
LABlab(50.36% 63.39 6.68)
LCHlch(50.36% 63.74 6.02)

What #D53970 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 #D53970, 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.

#D53970 Channel Values

How #D53970 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 213 · G 57 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 65% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 73% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 73% · Y 47% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.52:1 vs white · 4.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D53970 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 text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D53970 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D53970

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D53970; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D53970

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 #D53970.

How #D53970 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#D53970
Protanopia#6B6B6F
Protanomaly#A15B6F
Deuteranopia#88886A
Deuteranomaly#AC716D
Tritanopia#D34343
Tritanomaly#D43F58
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D53970 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d53970: #D53970;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D53970;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d53970': '#D53970' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.835, green: 0.224, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_d53970">#D53970</color>
SVG fillfill="#D53970"

More Pink Colors

#D53970 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D53970 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D53970?

#D53970 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(213, 57, 112) in RGB and hsl(339, 65%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Telemagenta (#CF3476), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #D53970?

#D53970 is rgb(213, 57, 112) — red 213, green 57, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D53970?

#D53970 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 47%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D53970 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D53970 scores 4.52:1 against white and 4.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D53970 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D53970 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 21.56, which is visibly different.

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