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#d62813

a balanced, electric red · warm · closest name: Red

RGB
214, 40, 19
HSL
7°, 84%, 46%
CMYK
0, 81, 91, 16
Luminance
0.1586

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d62813 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d62813
Hue
red
Saturation
84%
electric
Lightness
46%
balanced
Brightness
84%
HSV value
Perceived
48%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1586
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
13/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
5.03:1
Closest name
Red
ΔE2000 7.5
Where it sits
Hue7° of 360°
Saturation84%
Lightness46%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool13% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d62813
RGBrgb(214, 40, 19)
HSLhsl(7, 84%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 91%, 16%)
LABlab(46.8 64.4 54.0)
LCHlch(46.8 84.1 40.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.566 0.210 30.7)
Decimal14034963
Display P3color(display-p3 0.839 0.157 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d62813;
background-color: #d62813;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d62813] bg-[#d62813]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d62813;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.839, green: 0.157, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d62813")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD62813)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 40, 214)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #d62813 · 5.03:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 5.03:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 4.17:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #d62813 as text scores 5.03:1 on white and 4.17:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d62813 on white: 5.03:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d62813 on black: 4.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #62570B
deuteranopia · #8C7C00
tritanopia · #EC0026

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d62813 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF3F2
#FAE8E6
#F6CBC5
#F6A298
#F17464
#ED4531
#d62813
#BB2311
#961C0D
#6C180E
#440F09
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FCF3F2Darkest = 950 · #440F09
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3F2;
  --brand-100: #FAE8E6;
  --brand-200: #F6CBC5;
  --brand-300: #F6A298;
  --brand-400: #F17464;
  --brand-500: #ED4531;
  --brand-600: #d62813;
  --brand-700: #BB2311;
  --brand-800: #961C0D;
  --brand-900: #6C180E;
  --brand-950: #440F09;
  --brand: #d62813;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #d62813

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#FAF5F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDC5C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B534B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0CC0A6
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#75160A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDEAE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241514
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d62813

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#13C1D6
Analogous left#D6135F
Analogous right#D68A13
Split-complement 1#13D68A
Split-complement 2#135FD6
Triadic 1#13D628
Triadic 2#2813D6
Tetradic#5FD613

RGB percentages

Red83.9%
Green15.7%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta81.3%
Yellow91.1%
Key (black)16.1%

Color previews

#d62813 text on a black background

contrast 4.17:1

Card sample

#d62813 text on a white background

contrast 5.03:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d62813;
Background color
Panel with #d62813 background
background-color: #d62813;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d62813;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(214, 40, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(214, 40, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d62813;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d62813, #D6AA13);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d62813

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d62813 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#d62813, answered

What color is #d62813?

#d62813 is a balanced electric red, closest to Red (ΔE2000 7.5). It sits at 7° on the hue wheel with 84% saturation and 46% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #d62813?

rgb(214, 40, 19) — 214 red, 40 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 83.9% / 15.7% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #d62813 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1586 and perceived brightness is 48%, so white text on it reaches 5.03:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d62813?

White. It scores 5.03:1 against #d62813, versus 4.17:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d62813?

#13C1D6 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #13D68A and #135FD6, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d62813?

For interface work: #FAF5F4 as the surface, #EDC5C0 for borders, #9B534B for secondary text, #0CC0A6 as an accent and #75160A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D6135F and #D68A13 stays calm, while #13C1D6 is the loudest partner.

What is #d62813 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 81%, 91%, 16%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #d62813 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 13 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D64A13; nudged cooler, #D81144.

Work with #d62813 in the Color Lab