#D70A53Debian Red (#D70A53) is a mid-tone, vivid pink with an OKLCH hue of 12°, lightness 0.56 and chroma 0.222. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #D70A53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(215, 10, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(339, 91%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(339, 95%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 95%, 61%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(46 71.9 18) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.563 0.222 12) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Debian Red shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d7004d — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#da0351 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#d70a53 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d80b54 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Debian Red in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.18:1 and against black 4.06:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffb4bd · #ff6c87 · #d70a53 · #aa003f · #700026 · #3b0010
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ee6e32 · #e6473e · #d70a53 · #b40269 · #900674 · #6c0976
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#fd9500 · #c38345 · #d70a53 · #a7003d · #77002a · #391d00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00e0db · #bb868c · #d70a53 · #8c3344 · #65172a · #3a0814
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dbf9f7 · #a98589 · #d70a53 · #4c605f · #3b1a1f · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f4 · #bccdcc · #8da1a0 · #0d2827 · #000606 · #d70a53
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2d9b4 · #34be86 · #d70a53 · #774f80 · #2d3d2b · #1f0a04
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c5fffb · #00ab73 · #d70a53 · #00667f · #002e1c · #00050a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2fcce · #67a50a · #d70a53 · #005da7 · #00264b · #010700
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fbf4c1 · #a29200 · #d70a53 · #006a67 · #220070 · #000202
#E6476B · #F36B83 · #FF8B9C · #FFB0B9 · #FFD1D6
#B40043 · #910034 · #700026 · #500019 · #33000C
#C63B5B · #B35162 · #9F6169
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.