What color is #D70A53?

#D70A53 is a vivid rose known as Debian Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Debian Red?

The RGB value is 215, 10, 83: 215 red, 10 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Debian Red?

The complementary color is #0AD78E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D70A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Debian Red color: hex code #D70A53

#D70A53 rgb(215, 10, 83)

Shades of pink

Debian Red has the hex code #D70A53. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 3.9% green and 32.5% blue (215, 10, 83).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 91% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 61% yellow and 16% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

Debian Red (#D70A53) color codes

HEX	`#D70A53`
RGB	`rgb(215, 10, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 3.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 91%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 95%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 61%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.03, 71.9, 18.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.03, 74.13, 14.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.697, 15.293, 9.57)`
Decimal	`14092883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Debian Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D70A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#D70A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D70A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d70a53; }
.text { color: #d70a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d70a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 10 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d70a53, #d7270a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raspberry.

See #D70A53 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D70A53?: #D70A53 is a vivid rose known as Debian Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Debian Red?: The RGB value is 215, 10, 83: 215 red, 10 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Debian Red?: The complementary color is #0AD78E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D70A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.