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#D62951 Color

#D62951 is rgb(214, 41, 81) in RGB, hsl(346, 68%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 62%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Carmine (#D10047), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D62951
HEX#D62951
RGBrgb(214, 41, 81)
HSLhsl(346, 68%, 50%)
HSVhsv(346, 81%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 62%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.206 14.6)
LABlab(48.32% 66.57 22.91)
LCHlch(48.32% 70.40 18.99)

What #D62951 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 #D62951, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Carmine#D10047ΔE 5.62Paradise Pink#E63E62ΔE 6.05Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 6.07French Raspberry#C72C48ΔE 6.19Amaranth#E52B50ΔE 7.09Cerise#DE3163ΔE 7.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#D62951 Channel Values

How #D62951 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 214 · G 41 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 68% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 81% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 62% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.89:1 vs white · 4.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D62951 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 text4.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D62951 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D62951

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D62951; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D62951
Complementary
#29D6AE
Analogous
#D629A8
Analogous
#D65729
Triadic
#51D629
Triadic
#2951D6
Split comp.
#29D657
Split comp.
#29A8D6

Tints & Shades of #D62951

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

#DC476A
#E26582
#E7839A
#EC9CAF
#F2BAC7
#F8D8E0

Shades

#B82346
#9F1E3C
#811831
#671427
#490E1C
#2F0912

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D62951.

How #D62951 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#D62951
Protanopia#666650
Protanomaly#9F5450
Deuteranopia#868648
Deuteranomaly#AC6C4C
Tritanopia#D53030
Tritanomaly#D52D40
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D62951 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d62951: #D62951;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D62951;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d62951': '#D62951' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.161, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_d62951">#D62951</color>
SVG fillfill="#D62951"

More Red Colors

#D62951 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#D62951 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D62951?

#D62951 is a mid-tone red — rgb(214, 41, 81) in RGB and hsl(346, 68%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Carmine (#D10047), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #D62951?

#D62951 is rgb(214, 41, 81) — red 214, green 41, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D62951?

#D62951 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 62%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D62951 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D62951 scores 4.89:1 against white and 4.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D62951 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D62951 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 13.44, which is visibly different.

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