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#D73754 Color

#D73754 is rgb(215, 55, 84) in RGB, hsl(349, 67%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 61%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Raspberry (#C72C48), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D73754
HEX#D73754
RGBrgb(215, 55, 84)
HSLhsl(349, 67%, 53%)
HSVhsv(349, 74%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 61%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.195 15.7)
LABlab(49.97% 63.14 23.23)
LCHlch(49.97% 67.28 20.20)

What #D73754 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 #D73754, 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.

#D73754 Channel Values

How #D73754 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 215 · G 55 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 349° · S 67% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 349° · S 74% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 61% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.6:1 vs white · 4.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D73754 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 text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D73754 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D73754

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D73754; 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 #D73754

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 #D73754.

How #D73754 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#D73754
Protanopia#6B6B53
Protanomaly#A25B53
Deuteranopia#89894B
Deuteranomaly#AE714F
Tritanopia#D63C3C
Tritanomaly#D63A47
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D73754 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d73754: #D73754;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D73754;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d73754': '#D73754' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.843, green: 0.216, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_d73754">#D73754</color>
SVG fillfill="#D73754"

More Red Colors

#D73754 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D73754 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D73754?

#D73754 is a mid-tone red — rgb(215, 55, 84) in RGB and hsl(349, 67%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Raspberry (#C72C48), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.95.

What is the RGB value of #D73754?

#D73754 is rgb(215, 55, 84) — red 215, green 55, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D73754?

#D73754 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 61%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D73754 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D73754 scores 4.6:1 against white and 4.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D73754 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D73754 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 14.85, which is visibly different.

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