Information about #D46969 color

#D46969 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #D46969 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(212, 105, 105) (83.1% red, 41.2% green, 41.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 42 / 42 / 17 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D46969 presents itself as a confidently colored earthy red — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Adore (#CB6B67). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Roman (#D8625B) and Red Plum (#DB5A6B).

In RGB terms — rgb(212, 105, 105) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #D46969 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#D46969 color variations

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

#D46969 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 #D46969

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

Adore color link
Adore

#CB6B67

Roman color link
Roman

#D8625B

Red Plum color link
Red Plum

#DB5A6B

Antique Pink color link
Antique Pink

#C97375

Japonica color link
Japonica

#CE7259

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Contessa color link
Contessa

#C16F68

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

Pinkish color link
Pinkish

#D46A7E

Froly color link
Froly

#E56D75

Terra Cotta color link
Terra Cotta

#E2725B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D46969
  • RGB212, 105, 105
  • CMYK0, 42, 42, 17
  • CSSrgb(212, 105, 105)
  • HSL0°, 55%, 62%
  • HSL Precise0°, 55.44%, 62.157%
  • HSV0°, 50%, 83%
  • HSB0°, 50%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.831, 0.412, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.831, 0.412, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.831, 0.412, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD46969
  • DECIMAL ID13920617
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01