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#D86141 Color

#D86141 is rgb(216, 97, 65) in RGB, hsl(13, 66%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 70%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D86141
HEX#D86141
RGBrgb(216, 97, 65)
HSLhsl(13, 66%, 55%)
HSVhsv(13, 70%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 70%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.157 36)
LABlab(56.26% 46.24 41.61)
LCHlch(56.26% 62.21 41.98)

What #D86141 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 #D86141, 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.

#D86141 Channel Values

How #D86141 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 97 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 66% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 70% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 70% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D86141 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 text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D86141 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D86141

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D86141; 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 #D86141

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 #D86141.

How #D86141 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#D86141
Protanopia#80803F
Protanomaly#AA7540
Deuteranopia#969636
Deuteranomaly#B4843B
Tritanopia#D95E5E
Tritanomaly#D95F54
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D86141 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d86141: #D86141;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D86141;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d86141': '#D86141' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.380, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_d86141">#D86141</color>
SVG fillfill="#D86141"

More Red Colors

#D86141 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D86141 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D86141?

#D86141 is a mid-tone red — rgb(216, 97, 65) in RGB and hsl(13, 66%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.18.

What is the RGB value of #D86141?

#D86141 is rgb(216, 97, 65) — red 216, green 97, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D86141?

#D86141 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 70%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D86141 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D86141 scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D86141 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D86141 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 13.7, which is visibly different.

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