What color is #D91E3F?

#D91E3F is a moderate red known as Lollipop. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lollipop?

The RGB value is 217, 30, 63: 217 red, 30 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lollipop?

The complementary color is #1ED9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D91E3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lollipop color: hex code #D91E3F

#D91E3F rgb(217, 30, 63)

Shades of red

Lollipop has the hex code #D91E3F. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 11.8% green and 24.7% blue (217, 30, 63).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 76% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 71% yellow and 15% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

Lollipop (#D91E3F) color codes

HEX	`#D91E3F`
RGB	`rgb(217, 30, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 11.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 76%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 86%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 71%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.03, 68.67, 31.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.03, 75.61, 24.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.98, 16.044, 6.22)`
Decimal	`14229055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lollipop, 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 #D91E3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#D91E3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #D91E3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d91e3f; }
.text { color: #d91e3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d91e3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 30 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d91e3f, #d95b1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D91E3F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D91E3F?: #D91E3F is a moderate red known as Lollipop. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lollipop?: The RGB value is 217, 30, 63: 217 red, 30 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lollipop?: The complementary color is #1ED9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D91E3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.