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#D81389 Color

#D81389 is rgb(216, 19, 137) in RGB, hsl(324, 84%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 37%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Barbie Pink (#E0218A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D81389
HEX#D81389
RGBrgb(216, 19, 137)
HSLhsl(324, 84%, 46%)
HSVhsv(324, 91%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 37%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.234 352.3)
LABlab(48.59% 74.05 -10.98)
LCHlch(48.59% 74.86 351.57)

What #D81389 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 #D81389, 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 pink in the library.

#D81389 Channel Values

How #D81389 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 19 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 84% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 91% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 37% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.8:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D81389 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 text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D81389 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D81389

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D81389; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D81389

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 #D81389.

How #D81389 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#D81389
Protanopia#626288
Protanomaly#9F4E89
Deuteranopia#848484
Deuteranomaly#AC6986
Tritanopia#D43636
Tritanomaly#D52C62
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D81389 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d81389: #D81389;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D81389;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d81389': '#D81389' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.075, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_d81389">#D81389</color>
SVG fillfill="#D81389"

More Pink Colors

#D81389 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D81389 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D81389?

#D81389 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(216, 19, 137) in RGB and hsl(324, 84%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Barbie Pink (#E0218A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.88.

What is the RGB value of #D81389?

#D81389 is rgb(216, 19, 137) — red 216, green 19, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D81389?

#D81389 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 37%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D81389 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D81389 scores 4.8:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D81389 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D81389 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 6.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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