Information about #D15F42 color

#D15F42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D15F42 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(209, 95, 66) — 82% red, 37.3% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 45 / 56 / 18. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #D15F42 reads as a strongly colored warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vintage Coral (#D65E40). Slightly further away sit Dark Coral (#CD5B45) and Joie De Vivre (#CF6548).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(209, 95, 66)), which gives #D15F42 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D15F42 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D15F42 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#D15F42 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #D15F42

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Coral color link
Dark Coral

#CD5B45

Pastel Rust color link
Pastel Rust

#D05C39

Terracotta color link
Terracotta

#CA6641

Fireball color link
Fireball

#CC5C39

Terracota color link
Terracota

#CB6843

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Mischief color link
Mischief

#CB6946

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Chilean Fire color link
Chilean Fire

#D05E34

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D15F42
  • RGB209, 95, 66
  • CMYK0, 45, 56, 18
  • CSSrgb(209, 95, 66)
  • HSL12°, 61%, 54%
  • HSL Precise12.168°, 60.851%, 53.922%
  • HSV12°, 68%, 82%
  • HSB12°, 68%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.820
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.820, 0.373, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.820, 0.373, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.820, 0.373, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB82%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD15F42
  • DECIMAL ID13721410
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01