#DC0953 Color

#DC0953 is rgb(220, 9, 83) in RGB, hsl(339, 92%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 62%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Razzmatazz (#E30B5C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC0953

HEX#DC0953

RGBrgb(220, 9, 83)

HSLhsl(339, 92%, 45%)

HSVhsv(339, 96%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 62%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.226 12.2)

LABlab(47.81% 73.11 21.30)

LCHlch(47.81% 76.15 16.25)

What #DC0953 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 #DC0953, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Razzmatazz#E30B5CΔE 3.97 Raspberry#E30B5DΔE 4.46 Spanish Carmine#D10047ΔE 4.97 Ruby#E0115FΔE 5.73 Spanish Crimson#E51A4CΔE 8.17 Amaranth#E52B50ΔE 8.31

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

#DC0953 Channel Values

How #DC0953 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 220 · G 9 · B 83	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 339° · S 92% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 339° · S 96% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 96% · Y 62% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.99:1 vs white · 4.21:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC0953 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 text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC0953 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC0953

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC0953; 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 #DC0953

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 #DC0953.

How #DC0953 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#DC0953

Protanopia#636351

Protanomaly#A24E52

Deuteranopia#868649

Deuteranomaly#AF6A4D

Tritanopia#DB1E1E

Tritanomaly#DB183A

Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC0953 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dc0953: #DC0953;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC0953;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc0953': '#DC0953' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.035, blue: 0.325)

Android XML<color name="color_dc0953">#DC0953</color>

SVG fillfill="#DC0953"

More Pink Colors

#DC0953 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#DC0953 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC0953?

#DC0953 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(220, 9, 83) in RGB and hsl(339, 92%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Razzmatazz (#E30B5C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.97.

What is the RGB value of #DC0953?

#DC0953 is rgb(220, 9, 83) — red 220, green 9, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC0953?

#DC0953 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 62%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC0953 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DC0953 scores 4.99:1 against white and 4.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC0953 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC0953 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 14.3, which is visibly different.

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