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#D99481 Color

#D99481 is rgb(217, 148, 129) in RGB, hsl(13, 54%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 41%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D99481
HEX#D99481
RGBrgb(217, 148, 129)
HSLhsl(13, 54%, 68%)
HSVhsv(13, 41%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 41%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.088 36.1)
LABlab(68.02% 25.11 21.17)
LCHlch(68.02% 32.84 40.14)

What #D99481 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 #D99481, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 6.11Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 7.84Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.97New York Pink#D7837FΔE 9.84Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 10.36Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 11.27

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

#D99481 Channel Values

How #D99481 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 148 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 54% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 41% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 41% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D99481 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 text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D99481 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D99481

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D99481; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D99481
Complementary
#81C6D9
Analogous
#D9819A
Analogous
#D9C081
Triadic
#81D994
Triadic
#9481D9
Split comp.
#81D9C0
Split comp.
#819AD9

Tints & Shades of #D99481

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

#DEA291
#E4B2A5
#E9C0B4
#EDCDC4
#F2DAD4
#F8EBE7

Shades

#CF765E
#C4583B
#A14930
#7A3724
#56271A
#33170F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D99481.

How #D99481 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#D99481
Protanopia#A3A381
Protanomaly#BB9D81
Deuteranopia#AFAF7E
Deuteranomaly#C1A57F
Tritanopia#DA9292
Tritanomaly#DA938B
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D99481 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d99481: #D99481;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D99481;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d99481': '#D99481' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.580, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_d99481">#D99481</color>
SVG fillfill="#D99481"

More Red Colors

#D99481 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#D99481 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D99481?

#D99481 is a light red — rgb(217, 148, 129) in RGB and hsl(13, 54%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #D99481?

#D99481 is rgb(217, 148, 129) — red 217, green 148, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D99481?

#D99481 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 41%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D99481 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D99481 scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D99481 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D99481 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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