#aa185b

DMC 915 Plum Dark

DMC Embroidery Floss · Cotton floss

HEX #aa185b · RGB 170, 24, 91 · CIELAB L 38 a 60 b 0

DMC Embroidery Floss 915 Plum Dark is a dark, vivid pink-red, HEX #aa185b. The closest substitutes in other brands are Anchor Stranded Cotton 1029 Antique Rose Ultra Dark, Marathon Polyester 2169 Ruby Glint and Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester 9013 Red Coral Bell.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
Anchor Stranded Cotton full chart	1029	Antique Rose Ultra Dark	#aa185b	Near identical ΔE 0.0	78 89
Brother Embroidery full chart	107	Dark Fuchsia	#c70156	Approximate ΔE 6.7	333 620
Coats Sylko full chart	B3690	Dark Pink	#b7006c	Close ΔE 4.1	B3632 B3698
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	70207	Cranberry	#c0004e	Approximate ΔE 6.7	70208 70214
Floriani Polyester full chart	135	Renaissance	#b42e66	Close ΔE 3.9	137 654
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61192	Fuchsia	#bc0668	Close ΔE 3.7	61190 61409
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1013	Very Berry	#91004b	Approximate ΔE 5.8	1033 1156
Isacord 40 full chart	1912	Winterberry	#af004b	Close ΔE 4.5	2333 2506
Janome Polyester full chart	242	Burgundy	#a80043	Approximate ΔE 6.0	267 241
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1383	Cherrystone	#9c1f54	Close ΔE 2.7	1187 1183
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1984	Ruby Glint	#b52962	Close ΔE 3.5	1787 1786
Marathon Polyester full chart	2169	Ruby Glint	#ae015c	Very close ΔE 1.3	2185 2056
Marathon Rayon full chart	1155	Burgundy	#a60445	Approximate ΔE 5.4	1153 1026
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	2333	Wine	#9d0d50	Close ΔE 3.2	2320 2300
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2504	Cherrystone	#aa004f	Close ΔE 2.9	2417 2432
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	9013	Red Coral Bell	#a80058	Very close ΔE 1.7	7712 5591
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	61192	Dark Grenandine	#bc0668	Close ΔE 3.7	1191 1308
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1191	Dk. Rose	#bd1e60	Close ΔE 4.3	1255 1300

Match quality is the CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE00) worked out from screen RGB values. Check a real thread card before you order.

Out of DMC 915? Closest DMC alternatives

917 Plum Medium ΔE 1.1 816 Garnet ΔE 1.7 815 Garnet Medium ΔE 2.3 814 Garnet Dark ΔE 2.8

Frequently asked questions

What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 915?

The closest Anchor Stranded Cotton color is 1029 Antique Rose Ultra Dark (#aa185b), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of DMC 915?

The closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color is 1984 Ruby Glint (#b52962), rated close with a ΔE00 of 3.5.

What are the HEX and RGB values of DMC 915 Plum Dark?

On screen it is #aa185b, RGB 170, 24, 91. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.