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#D80335 Color

#D80335 is rgb(216, 3, 53) in RGB, hsl(346, 97%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 75%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Crimson (#DC143C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D80335
HEX#D80335
RGBrgb(216, 3, 53)
HSLhsl(346, 97%, 43%)
HSVhsv(346, 99%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 75%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.224 20.9)
LABlab(46.39% 71.70 37.77)
LCHlch(46.39% 81.04 27.78)

What #D80335 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 #D80335, 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.

#D80335 Channel Values

How #D80335 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 216 · G 3 · B 538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 97% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 99% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 75% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.27:1 vs white · 3.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D80335 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 text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D80335 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D80335

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D80335; 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 #D80335

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 #D80335.

How #D80335 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#D80335
Protanopia#606033
Protanomaly#9F4B34
Deuteranopia#838323
Deuteranomaly#AC672B
Tritanopia#D71010
Tritanomaly#D80C24
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D80335 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d80335: #D80335;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D80335;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d80335': '#D80335' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.012, blue: 0.208)
Android XML<color name="color_d80335">#D80335</color>
SVG fillfill="#D80335"

More Red Colors

#D80335 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D80335 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D80335?

#D80335 is a mid-tone red — rgb(216, 3, 53) in RGB and hsl(346, 97%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Crimson (#DC143C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.76.

What is the RGB value of #D80335?

#D80335 is rgb(216, 3, 53) — red 216, green 3, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D80335?

#D80335 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 75%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D80335 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D80335 scores 5.27:1 against white and 3.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D80335 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D80335 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 2.76, which is very hard to tell apart.

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