Recognised as Colour
#DC166F
- #DC166F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep pink
#DC166F is a red with RGB values 220, 22, 111 and HSL 333°, 82%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.
Colour values
#DC166F#DC166F
HEX#DC166F
RGBrgb(220, 22, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.0863, 0.4353
RGB percentages86.3%, 8.6%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(333, 81.8%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333, 90%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 90%, 49.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,423,663
CSS custom property--colour: #DC166F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#23E990
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#16DC83
Analogous#DC16D2, #DC2016
Triadic#6FDC16, #166FDC
Split complementary#16DC20, #16D2DC
Tetradic#D2DC16, #16DC83, #2016DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G22
B111
Red220 (86.3%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue333.03°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 16 · B 6F
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