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#D6612E Color

#D6612E is rgb(214, 97, 46) in RGB, hsl(18, 67%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 79%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D6612E
HEX#D6612E
RGBrgb(214, 97, 46)
HSLhsl(18, 67%, 51%)
HSVhsv(18, 79%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 79%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.161 42.1)
LABlab(55.78% 44.92 50.55)
LCHlch(55.78% 67.62 48.37)

What #D6612E 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 #D6612E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 6.15Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 7.09Chocolate#D2691EΔE 9.06Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 9.53Vivid Vermilion#E56024ΔE 9.58Flame#E25822ΔE 10.36

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

#D6612E Channel Values

How #D6612E 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 97 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 67% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 79% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 79% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.74:1 vs white · 5.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D6612E 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 text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D6612E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D6612E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D6612E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D6612E
Complementary
#2EA4D6
Analogous
#D62E50
Analogous
#D6B42E
Triadic
#2ED661
Triadic
#612ED6
Split comp.
#2ED6B4
Split comp.
#2E50D6

Tints & Shades of #D6612E

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

#DC774C
#E18B66
#E7A184
#ECB8A1
#F2CEBF
#F7E2D9

Shades

#BB5225
#A24720
#843A1A
#662D14
#48200E
#2F1509

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D6612E.

How #D6612E 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#D6612E
Protanopia#7F7F2C
Protanomaly#A9742D
Deuteranopia#95951C
Deuteranomaly#B38425
Tritanopia#D85C5C
Tritanomaly#D75E4E
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D6612E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d6612e: #D6612E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D6612E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d6612e': '#D6612E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.380, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_d6612e">#D6612E</color>
SVG fillfill="#D6612E"

More Orange Colors

#D6612E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D6612E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D6612E?

#D6612E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(214, 97, 46) in RGB and hsl(18, 67%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #D6612E?

#D6612E is rgb(214, 97, 46) — red 214, green 97, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D6612E?

#D6612E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 79%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D6612E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D6612E scores 3.74:1 against white and 5.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D6612E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D6612E 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 9.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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