Recognised as Colour

#DC3157

#DC3157
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DC3157 is a red with RGB values 220, 49, 87 and HSL 347°, 71%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#DC3157

RGBrgb(220, 49, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1922, 0.3412

RGB percentages86.3%, 19.2%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(346.7, 71%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 77.7%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 77.7%, 60.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,430,551

CSS custom property--colour: #DC3157;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#23CEA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625F57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8352no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F10041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.1 Indian red · ΔE 21.8 Firebrick · ΔE 22.6 Brown · ΔE 22.8 Light coral · ΔE 28.7 Salmon · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#31DCB6

Analogous#DC31AC, #DC6131

Triadic#57DC31, #3157DC

Split complementary#31DC61, #31ACDC

Tetradic#ACDC31, #31DCB6, #6131DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FADFE5

Lighter +30%#F2B4C2

Lighter +20%#EB889E

Lighter +10%#E35D7B

Darker −10%#BA2042

Darker −20%#8F1833

Darker −30%#631123

Darker −40%#380914

More saturated +25%#FA1346

Less saturated −25%#BE4F68

Channel breakdown

R220

G49

B87

Red220 (86.3%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue346.67°

Saturation (HSL)70.95%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 31 · B 57

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