Recognised as Colour
#DA8998
- #DA8998
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#DA8998 is a red with RGB values 218, 137, 152 and HSL 349°, 52%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#DA8998#DA8998
HEX#DA8998
RGBrgb(218, 137, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.5373, 0.5961
RGB percentages85.5%, 53.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(348.9, 52.3%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 37.2%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 37.2%, 30.3%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,322,072
CSS custom property--colour: #DA8998;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#257667
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#89DACB
Analogous#DA89C1, #DAA389
Triadic#98DA89, #8998DA
Split complementary#89DAA3, #89C0DA
Tetradic#C0DA89, #89DACB, #A389DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G137
B152
Red218 (85.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue348.89°
Saturation (HSL)52.26%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 89 · B 98
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