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#D93C20 Color

#D93C20 is rgb(217, 60, 32) in RGB, hsl(9, 74%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 85%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vermilion (Medium) (#D9381E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D93C20
HEX#D93C20
RGBrgb(217, 60, 32)
HSLhsl(9, 74%, 49%)
HSVhsv(9, 85%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 85%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.198 32.4)
LABlab(50.41% 60.65 52.69)
LCHlch(50.41% 80.33 40.98)

What #D93C20 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 #D93C20, 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.

#D93C20 Channel Values

How #D93C20 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 217 · G 60 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 9° · S 74% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 9° · S 85% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 85% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.55:1 vs white · 4.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D93C20 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 text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D93C20 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D93C20

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D93C20; 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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Tints & Shades of #D93C20

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D93C20.

How #D93C20 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#D93C20
Protanopia#6E6E1C
Protanomaly#A45E1E
Deuteranopia#8B8B00
Deuteranomaly#B0740C
Tritanopia#DA3939
Tritanomaly#D93A31
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D93C20 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d93c20: #D93C20;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D93C20;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d93c20': '#D93C20' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.235, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_d93c20">#D93C20</color>
SVG fillfill="#D93C20"

More Red Colors

#D93C20 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D93C20 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D93C20?

#D93C20 is a mid-tone red — rgb(217, 60, 32) in RGB and hsl(9, 74%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vermilion (Medium) (#D9381E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.45.

What is the RGB value of #D93C20?

#D93C20 is rgb(217, 60, 32) — red 217, green 60, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D93C20?

#D93C20 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 85%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D93C20 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D93C20 scores 4.55:1 against white and 4.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D93C20 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D93C20 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 13.53, which is visibly different.

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