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#D96879 Color

#D96879 is rgb(217, 104, 121) in RGB, hsl(351, 60%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 44%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Candy Pink (#E4717A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D96879
HEX#D96879
RGBrgb(217, 104, 121)
HSLhsl(351, 60%, 63%)
HSVhsv(351, 52%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 44%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.142 12.4)
LABlab(58.53% 46.37 12.82)
LCHlch(58.53% 48.11 15.46)

What #D96879 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 #D96879, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 5.49Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 8.37Light Carmine Pink#E66771ΔE 8.71Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 9.08Blush#DE5D83ΔE 10.3Indian Red#CD5C5CΔE 11.33

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

#D96879 Channel Values

How #D96879 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 104 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 60% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 52% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 44% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.38:1 vs white · 6.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D96879 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 text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D96879 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D96879

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D96879; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D96879
Complementary
#68D9C8
Analogous
#D968B2
Analogous
#D99068
Triadic
#79D968
Triadic
#6879D9
Split comp.
#68D990
Split comp.
#68B2D9

Tints & Shades of #D96879

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

#DE7C8B
#E3919D
#E9A5AF
#EEBAC1
#F3CED4
#F8E2E6

Shades

#D1475C
#BC2F44
#9B2738
#761E2B
#56151F
#310C12

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D96879.

How #D96879 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#D96879
Protanopia#858578
Protanomaly#AD7A79
Deuteranopia#9A9A74
Deuteranomaly#B78976
Tritanopia#D86A6A
Tritanomaly#D86970
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D96879 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d96879: #D96879;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D96879;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d96879': '#D96879' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.408, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_d96879">#D96879</color>
SVG fillfill="#D96879"

More Red Colors

#D96879 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#D96879 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D96879?

#D96879 is a light red — rgb(217, 104, 121) in RGB and hsl(351, 60%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Candy Pink (#E4717A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #D96879?

#D96879 is rgb(217, 104, 121) — red 217, green 104, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D96879?

#D96879 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 44%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D96879 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D96879 scores 3.38:1 against white and 6.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D96879 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D96879 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.33, which is visibly different.

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