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#DA164D Color

#DA164D is rgb(218, 22, 77) in RGB, hsl(343, 82%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 65%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Carmine (#D10047), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA164D
HEX#DA164D
RGBrgb(218, 22, 77)
HSLhsl(343, 82%, 47%)
HSVhsv(343, 90%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 65%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.22 14.6)
LABlab(47.78% 71.04 24.88)
LCHlch(47.78% 75.27 19.30)

What #DA164D 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 #DA164D, 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 pink in the library.

#DA164D Channel Values

How #DA164D 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 218 · G 22 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 82% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 90% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 65% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5:1 vs white · 4.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA164D 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 text5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA164D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA164D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA164D; 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 #DA164D

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 #DA164D.

How #DA164D 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#DA164D
Protanopia#64644B
Protanomaly#A14F4C
Deuteranopia#868642
Deuteranomaly#AE6A47
Tritanopia#D92222
Tritanomaly#D91E38
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA164D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da164d: #DA164D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA164D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da164d': '#DA164D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.086, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_da164d">#DA164D</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA164D"

More Pink Colors

#DA164D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA164D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA164D?

#DA164D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(218, 22, 77) in RGB and hsl(343, 82%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Carmine (#D10047), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.77.

What is the RGB value of #DA164D?

#DA164D is rgb(218, 22, 77) — red 218, green 22, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA164D?

#DA164D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 65%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA164D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DA164D scores 5:1 against white and 4.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA164D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA164D 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.6, which is visibly different.

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