Recognised as Colour

#DC3C57

#DC3C57
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DC3C57 is a red with RGB values 220, 60, 87 and HSL 350°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DC3C57#DC3C57

HEX#DC3C57

RGBrgb(220, 60, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2353, 0.3412

RGB percentages86.3%, 23.5%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(349.9, 69.6%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 72.7%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 72.7%, 60.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,433,367

CSS custom property--colour: #DC3C57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#23C3A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#676457no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#908553no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F10047no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.6 Indian red · ΔE 18.1 Brown · ΔE 20.5 Firebrick · ΔE 20.6 Salmon · ΔE 25 Light coral · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3CDCC1

Analogous#DC3CA7, #DC713C

Triadic#57DC3C, #3C57DC

Split complementary#3CDC71, #3CA7DC

Tetradic#A7DC3C, #3CDCC1, #713CDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBE9EC

Lighter +30%#F3BEC7

Lighter +20%#EC92A2

Lighter +10%#E4677C

Darker −10%#C2233E

Darker −20%#971B30

Darker −30%#6C1322

Darker −40%#400C14

More saturated +25%#F91F44

Less saturated −25%#BF596A

Channel breakdown

R220

G60

B87

Red220 (86.3%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue349.88°

Saturation (HSL)69.57%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 3C · B 57

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