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Recognised as Colour

#DC3974

  • #DC3974
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#DC3974 is a red with RGB values 220, 57, 116 and HSL 338°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#DC3974#DC3974
HEX#DC3974
RGBrgb(220, 57, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2235, 0.4549
RGB percentages86.3%, 22.4%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(338.3, 70%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.3, 74.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 47.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,432,628
CSS custom property--colour: #DC3974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#23C68B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606575no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8570no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EF1552no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 21.3Medium violet red · ΔE 21.8Deep pink · ΔE 22Pale violetred · ΔE 22.9Indian red · ΔE 27.2Crimson · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 21.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39DCA1
Analogous#DC39C6, #DC5039
Triadic#74DC39, #3974DC
Split complementary#39DC50, #39C6DC
Tetradic#C5DC39, #39DCA1, #4F39DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE6EE
Lighter +30%#F3BBCF
Lighter +20%#EB90B1
Lighter +10%#E46492
Darker −10%#C0225B
Darker −20%#951A47
Darker −30%#691332
Darker −40%#3E0B1D
More saturated +25%#F91C6C
Less saturated −25%#BF567C

Channel breakdown

R220
G57
B116
Red220 (86.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue338.28°
Saturation (HSL)69.96%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 39 · B 74

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