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Recognised as Colour

#DA8E8A

  • #DA8E8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#DA8E8A is a red with RGB values 218, 142, 138 and HSL 3°, 52%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#DA8E8A#DA8E8A
HEX#DA8E8A
RGBrgb(218, 142, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.5569, 0.5412
RGB percentages85.5%, 55.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(3, 51.9%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3, 36.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 34.9%, 36.7%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,323,338
CSS custom property--colour: #DA8E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#257175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9989no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A889no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E9858Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9Dark salmon · ΔE 14Light coral · ΔE 15.4Light pink · ΔE 17.1Pink · ΔE 20.6Light salmon · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AD6DA
Analogous#DA8AAE, #DAB68A
Triadic#8ADA8E, #8E8ADA
Split complementary#8ADAB6, #8AAEDA
Tetradic#AEDA8A, #8AD6DA, #B68ADA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFE
Lighter +20%#F3D9D7
Lighter +10%#E6B3B1
Darker −10%#CE6963
Darker −20%#C1443D
Darker −30%#9A3631
Darker −40%#732825
More saturated +25%#ED7D77
Less saturated −25%#C79F9D

Channel breakdown

R218
G142
B138
Red218 (85.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue3°
Saturation (HSL)51.95%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 8E · B 8A

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