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Recognised as Colour

#D8638C

  • #D8638C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#D8638C is a red with RGB values 216, 99, 140 and HSL 339°, 60%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#D8638C#D8638C
HEX#D8638C
RGBrgb(216, 99, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.3882, 0.549
RGB percentages84.7%, 38.8%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(339, 60%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339, 54.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 54.2%, 35.2%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,181,260
CSS custom property--colour: #D8638C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#279C73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#767C8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#959289no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#E85972no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 5.5Hot pink · ΔE 19.4Light coral · ΔE 22.7Indian red · ΔE 23.2Medium violet red · ΔE 28.8Salmon · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 5.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63D8AF
Analogous#D863C7, #D87463
Triadic#8CD863, #638CD8
Split complementary#63D874, #63C7D8
Tetradic#C7D863, #63D8AF, #7463D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7DDE6
Lighter +20%#ECB5C8
Lighter +10%#E28CAA
Darker −10%#CE3A6E
Darker −20%#AA2B57
Darker −30%#822042
Darker −40%#59162E
More saturated +25%#F04B85
Less saturated −25%#C07B93

Channel breakdown

R216
G99
B140
Red216 (84.7%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue338.97°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G 63 · B 8C

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