RAL Classic color

RAL 3014 Antique pink #D36E70

RAL 3014 Antique pink is shown here as #D36E70, a widely published sRGB approximation of the printed swatch. It is a soft red in the red family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.655, chroma 0.127 and hue 19.9°. The nearest CSS named color is indianred (#CD5C5C), ΔE2000 5.2 away.

Relative luminance
0.2617
OKLCH L · C · h
0.655 · 0.127 · 19.9
Best text
Black 6.23:1
Hue family
Red
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#D36E70 color codes

HEX
#D36E70
RGB
rgb(211, 110, 112)
HSL
hsl(359, 53%, 63%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.655 0.127 19.9)
OKLab
oklab(0.655 0.120 0.043)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 58.20, a* 39.79, b* 17.13
XYZ (D65)
X 35.37, Y 26.17, Z 18.52
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 48%, 47%, 17%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

RAL and RAL Classic are trademarks of RAL gGmbH, which this site is not affiliated with. The sRGB value is an approximation of the printed swatch; check a physical RAL color card before you specify a paint.

Legibility

Contrast: is #D36E70 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 6.23:1, passing AA. White text manages only 3.36:1, enough for large text only.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    6.23:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +43

  • White text on it

    3.36:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −66

  • As text on black

    6.23:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −40

  • As text on white

    3.36:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +60

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #BA575A 4.56:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.65 to 0.58 reaches 4.56:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #D36E70 6.23:1

    It already reaches 6.23:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #D36E70 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #D36E70

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #D36E70 sits at step 500.

  1. 50#FFF1F1
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.10
  2. 100#FFE4E3
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.45
  3. 200#FFC8C6
    White
    1.46
    Black
    14.32
  4. 300#FF9F9F
    White
    1.96
    Black
    10.71
  5. 400#E58081
    White
    2.71
    Black
    7.73
  6. 500This color#D36E70
    White
    3.36
    Black
    6.23
  7. 600#AC4C4F
    White
    5.38
    Black
    3.90
  8. 700#90353A
    White
    7.61
    Black
    2.75
  9. 800#711D25
    White
    11.02
    Black
    1.90
  10. 900#520411
    White
    15.17
    Black
    1.38
  11. 950#320006
    White
    18.44
    Black
    1.13

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #D36E70 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.232; #D36E70 uses 55% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.294 there: 27% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.127
sRGB edge
0.232
Display P3 edge
0.294
Rec. 2020 edge
0.346
Dominant wavelength
614 nm
Excitation purity
35%
Chromaticity
x 0.4418, y 0.3269
  • This color#D36E70
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FF3652
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.655 0.294 19.9)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #d36e70;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.0349 0.2699); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #D36E70

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#E9B7B8
  • OKLab50%#EDB7B6
  • OKLCH50%#EDB7B6

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#6A3738
  • OKLab50%#512627
  • OKLCH50%#512627

Its complement #00A5AB

  • sRGB50%#6A8A8E
  • OKLab50%#968F8E
  • OKLCH50%#969735
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #d36e70, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #d36e70 50%, white);

In use

#D36E70 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:16.23:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:13.36:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:13.36:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:13.36:1 Passes

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #BA575A 4.56:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:16.23:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:15.56:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:15.56:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:15.56:1 Passes

Color vision

How #D36E70 looks with color blindness

Deuteranopia changes it most, ΔE2000 30.6; tritanopia changes it least, 4.4.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #847F6F ΔE2000 26.9

    Distinct

    Reads as grayish amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #9D946E ΔE2000 30.6

    Distinct

    Reads as light muted amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #E4606F ΔE2000 4.4

    Close match

    Reads as soft red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #8C8C8C ΔE2000 24.0

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #00A5AB. Their lightness contrast is only 1.11:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#D36E70 · #00A5AB50.9Stays distinct
Protanopia#847F6F · #989DAC18.8Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#9D946E · #848EAC29.5Stays distinct
Tritanopia#E4606F · #00ACA759.3Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C · #9595953.0Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #D36E70

Its complement is #00A5AB, a soft cyan, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#D36E70
  • Complement#00A5AB

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#CA6E9C
  • Base#D36E70
  • +30°#CE7743

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#D36E70
  • +120°#64A356
  • +240°#6190DE

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#D36E70
  • +150°#10A985
  • +210°#129ECF

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-ral-3014: #d36e70;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'ral-3014': '#d36e70',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ral-3014: oklch(0.655 0.127 19.9);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "ral-3014": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.8275, 0.4314, 0.4392],
        "hex": "#d36e70"
      },
      "$description": "RAL 3014 Antique pink (approximate sRGB)"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let ral3014 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.827, green: 0.431, blue: 0.439, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Ral3014 = Color(0xFFD36E70)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #D36E70 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.