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Recognised as Colour

#DA6972

  • #DA6972
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#DA6972 is a red with RGB values 218, 105, 114 and HSL 355°, 60%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#DA6972#DA6972
HEX#DA6972
RGBrgb(218, 105, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.4118, 0.4471
RGB percentages85.5%, 41.2%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(355.2, 60.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.2, 51.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 51.8%, 47.7%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,313,842
CSS custom property--colour: #DA6972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#25968D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#817E72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9570no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EC5A6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7.7Light coral · ΔE 8.9Salmon · ΔE 15.7Pale violetred · ΔE 16Dark salmon · ΔE 23.5Brown · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69DAD1
Analogous#DA69AA, #DA9869
Triadic#72DA69, #6972DA
Split complementary#69DA99, #69AADA
Tetradic#ABDA69, #69DAD1, #9969DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8E4E5
Lighter +20%#EEBBBF
Lighter +10%#E49298
Darker −10%#D0404C
Darker −20%#B12C36
Darker −30%#88222A
Darker −40%#5F181D
More saturated +25%#F1525E
Less saturated −25%#C38086

Channel breakdown

R218
G105
B114
Red218 (85.5%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue355.22°
Saturation (HSL)60.43%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 69 · B 72

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