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#D66851 Color

#D66851 is rgb(214, 104, 81) in RGB, hsl(10, 62%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 62%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Terracotta (#E2725B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D66851
HEX#D66851
RGBrgb(214, 104, 81)
HSLhsl(10, 62%, 58%)
HSVhsv(10, 62%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 62%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.144 33.2)
LABlab(57.45% 42.88 34.16)
LCHlch(57.45% 54.82 38.54)

What #D66851 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 #D66851, 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.

#D66851 Channel Values

How #D66851 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 104 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 62% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 62% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 62% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.52:1 vs white · 5.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D66851 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 text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D66851

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D66851; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D66851

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 #D66851.

How #D66851 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#D66851
Protanopia#848450
Protanomaly#AB7A50
Deuteranopia#989849
Deuteranomaly#B4884D
Tritanopia#D76565
Tritanomaly#D7665E
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D66851 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d66851: #D66851;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D66851;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d66851': '#D66851' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.408, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_d66851">#D66851</color>
SVG fillfill="#D66851"

More Red Colors

#D66851 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D66851 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D66851?

#D66851 is a mid-tone red — rgb(214, 104, 81) in RGB and hsl(10, 62%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Terracotta (#E2725B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.9.

What is the RGB value of #D66851?

#D66851 is rgb(214, 104, 81) — red 214, green 104, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D66851?

#D66851 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 62%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D66851 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D66851 scores 3.52:1 against white and 5.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D66851 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D66851 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 11.76, which is visibly different.

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