Medium Vermilion (#D9603B)

The hex code for Medium Vermilion is #D9603B. It is rgb(217, 96, 59) in RGB, hsl(14, 68%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 73%, 15%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#D9603B

RGBrgb(217, 96, 59)

HSLhsl(14, 68%, 54%)

HSVhsv(14, 73%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 73%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.161 37.5)

LABlab(56.18% 46.87 44.73)

LCHlch(56.18% 64.79 43.66)

Colors Closest to Medium Vermilion

Medium Vermilion is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 7.84 Fire Opal#E95C4BΔE 9.88 Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 10.16 Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 12.12 Outrageous Orange#FF6E4AΔE 12.29 Coral#FF7F50ΔE 12.44

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#D9603B Channel Values

How Medium Vermilion 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 96 · B 59	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 14° · S 68% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 14° · S 73% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 56% · Y 73% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.69:1 vs white · 5.69:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Medium Vermilion 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 text3.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Medium Vermilion

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Medium Vermilion; 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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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of Medium Vermilion

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

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How Medium Vermilion 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#D9603B

Protanopia#808039

Protanomaly#AB743A

Deuteranopia#97972E

Deuteranomaly#B58434

Tritanopia#DA5C5C

Tritanomaly#DA5E51

Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #D9603B in Code

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

CSS custom property--medium-vermilion: #D9603B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9603B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'medium-vermilion': '#D9603B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.376, blue: 0.231)

Android XML<color name="medium_vermilion">#D9603B</color>

SVG fillfill="#D9603B"

More Red Colors

Medium Vermilion sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

d98695 d9381e da2c43 d92121 da7171 d7bcbc da8686 d7837f db0000 d62929 db1600 d47373 e62828 f49f9f fd3a4a ff3855 ff8a8a ffd1d9 3b2f2f 5e1916 7c4b4b 995c5c b10304 c7001e

#D9603B Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Medium Vermilion?

The hex code for Medium Vermilion is #D9603B. That is rgb(217, 96, 59) in RGB, hsl(14, 68%, 54%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 73%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #D9603B?

#D9603B is rgb(217, 96, 59) — red 217, green 96, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9603B?

#D9603B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 73%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9603B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9603B scores 3.69:1 against white and 5.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9603B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9603B 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 12.44, which is visibly different.

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