#D92008 Color

#D92008 is rgb(217, 32, 8) in RGB, hsl(7, 93%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 85%, 96%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D92008

HEX#D92008

RGBrgb(217, 32, 8)

HSLhsl(7, 93%, 44%)

HSVhsv(7, 96%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 85%, 96%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.218 30.7)

LABlab(47.61% 67.79 59.79)

LCHlch(47.61% 90.39 41.42)

What #D92008 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 #D92008, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Nintendo Red#E4000FΔE 6.62 Red Cola#DF0118ΔE 7.13 Lust#E62020ΔE 7.4 Vermilion (Medium)#D9381EΔE 9.12 Red (Pigment)#ED1C24ΔE 9.56 Maximum Red#D92121ΔE 9.58

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#D92008 Channel Values

How #D92008 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 217 · G 32 · B 8	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 7° · S 93% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 7° · S 96% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 85% · Y 96% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.05:1 vs white · 4.16:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D92008 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 text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D92008

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D92008; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D92008

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 #D92008.

How #D92008 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#D92008

Protanopia#656500

Protanomaly#A15202

Deuteranopia#868600

Deuteranomaly#AE6C00

Tritanopia#D91E1E

Tritanomaly#D91F17

Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #D92008 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d92008: #D92008;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D92008;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d92008': '#D92008' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.125, blue: 0.031)

Android XML<color name="color_d92008">#D92008</color>

SVG fillfill="#D92008"

More Red Colors

#D92008 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#D92008 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D92008?

#D92008 is a mid-tone red — rgb(217, 32, 8) in RGB and hsl(7, 93%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #D92008?

#D92008 is rgb(217, 32, 8) — red 217, green 32, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D92008?

#D92008 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 85%, 96%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D92008 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D92008 scores 5.05:1 against white and 4.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D92008 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D92008 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 15.63, which is visibly different.

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