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#D8799F Color

#D8799F is rgb(216, 121, 159) in RGB, hsl(336, 55%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 26%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D8799F
HEX#D8799F
RGBrgb(216, 121, 159)
HSLhsl(336, 55%, 66%)
HSVhsv(336, 44%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 26%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.126 355.5)
LABlab(62.58% 41.10 -3.30)
LCHlch(62.58% 41.24 355.41)

What #D8799F 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 #D8799F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 6.45Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 6.52China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 7.65Charm Pink#E68FACΔE 8.59Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 9.19Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 10.81

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#D8799F Channel Values

How #D8799F 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 121 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 55% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 44% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 26% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D8799F 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 text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D8799F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D8799F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D8799F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D8799F
Complementary
#79D8B2
Analogous
#D879CE
Analogous
#D88279
Triadic
#9FD879
Triadic
#799FD8
Split comp.
#79D882
Split comp.
#79CED8

Tints & Shades of #D8799F

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

#DE8CAD
#E29CB8
#E8B0C6
#EDC0D2
#F2D4E0
#F7E3EB

Shades

#CE5585
#BE376D
#9A2D59
#7B2446
#571932
#330F1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D8799F.

How #D8799F 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#D8799F
Protanopia#8F8F9F
Protanomaly#B1879F
Deuteranopia#A1A19C
Deuteranomaly#B9929D
Tritanopia#D57F7F
Tritanomaly#D67C8D
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D8799F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d8799f: #D8799F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D8799F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d8799f': '#D8799F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.475, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_d8799f">#D8799F</color>
SVG fillfill="#D8799F"

More Pink Colors

#D8799F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D8799F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D8799F?

#D8799F is a light pink — rgb(216, 121, 159) in RGB and hsl(336, 55%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #D8799F?

#D8799F is rgb(216, 121, 159) — red 216, green 121, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D8799F?

#D8799F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 26%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D8799F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D8799F scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D8799F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D8799F 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 6.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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