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#DA9599 Color

#DA9599 is rgb(218, 149, 153) in RGB, hsl(357, 48%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 30%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Pink (#DEA5A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA9599
HEX#DA9599
RGBrgb(218, 149, 153)
HSLhsl(357, 48%, 72%)
HSVhsv(357, 32%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 30%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.084 15.5)
LABlab(68.81% 27.12 9.01)
LCHlch(68.81% 28.58 18.37)

What #DA9599 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 #DA9599, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Pink#DEA5A4ΔE 7.08Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 8.24Puce#CC8899ΔE 8.37Old Rose#C08081ΔE 8.65Mauvelous#EF98AAΔE 9.63Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 10.73

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

#DA9599 Channel Values

How #DA9599 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 149 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 48% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 32% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 30% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA9599 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA9599 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA9599

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA9599; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DA9599
Complementary
#95DAD6
Analogous
#DA95BB
Analogous
#DAB495
Triadic
#99DA95
Triadic
#9599DA
Split comp.
#95DAB4
Split comp.
#95BBDA

Tints & Shades of #DA9599

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

#DFA4A7
#E3B0B2
#E8BFC1
#EECED0
#F3DDDE
#F7E8E9

Shades

#CD7074
#C14E53
#A2393E
#7D2C30
#571E21
#351314

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DA9599.

How #DA9599 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#DA9599
Protanopia#A4A499
Protanomaly#BC9E99
Deuteranopia#B0B097
Deuteranomaly#C2A698
Tritanopia#DA9696
Tritanomaly#DA9597
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA9599 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da9599: #DA9599;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA9599;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da9599': '#DA9599' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.584, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_da9599">#DA9599</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA9599"

More Red Colors

#DA9599 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#DA9599 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA9599?

#DA9599 is a light red — rgb(218, 149, 153) in RGB and hsl(357, 48%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Pink (#DEA5A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #DA9599?

#DA9599 is rgb(218, 149, 153) — red 218, green 149, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA9599?

#DA9599 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 30%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA9599 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA9599 scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA9599 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA9599 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 11, which is visibly different.

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