Information about #D9174E color

#D9174E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D9174E falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(217, 23, 78) — 85.1% red, 9% green, 30.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 76 / 55 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#D9174E presents itself as a energetic, saturated rose — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lipstick (#D5174E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Spanish Crimson (#E51A4C) and Debian Red (#D70A53).

In RGB terms — rgb(217, 23, 78) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. No one has named #D9174E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#D9174E color variations

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

#D9174E 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 #D9174E

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

Lipstick color link
Lipstick

#D5174E

Debian Red color link
Debian Red

#D70A53

Crimson color link
Crimson

#DC143C

Ruby color link
Ruby

#E0115F

Knock Out color link
Knock Out

#C81641

Raspberry color link
Raspberry

#E30B5D

UA Red color link
UA Red

#D9004C

Amaranth color link
Amaranth

#E52B50

Rusty Red color link
Rusty Red

#DA2C43

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9174E
  • RGB217, 23, 78
  • CMYK0, 76, 55, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 23, 78)
  • HSL343°, 81%, 47%
  • HSL Precise342.99°, 80.833%, 47.059%
  • HSV343°, 89%, 85%
  • HSB343°, 89%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.090, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.090, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.090, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD9174E
  • DECIMAL ID14227278
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01