Recognised as Colour

#DC425B

#DC425B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DC425B is a red with RGB values 220, 66, 91 and HSL 350°, 69%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#DC425B#DC425B

HEX#DC425B

RGBrgb(220, 66, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2588, 0.3569

RGB percentages86.3%, 25.9%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(350.3, 68.8%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.3, 70%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 70%, 58.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,434,907

CSS custom property--colour: #DC425B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#23BDA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A675Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original

Deuteranopia#928757no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F11A4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 16.2 Crimson · ΔE 16.8 Brown · ΔE 20.5 Firebrick · ΔE 21.5 Light coral · ΔE 23.2 Salmon · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42DCC3

Analogous#DC42A8, #DC7642

Triadic#5BDC42, #425BDC

Split complementary#42DC76, #42A8DC

Tetradic#A8DC42, #42DCC3, #7642DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCEEF0

Lighter +30%#F4C3CB

Lighter +20%#EC98A6

Lighter +10%#E46D80

Darker −10%#C6253F

Darker −20%#9B1D31

Darker −30%#701524

Darker −40%#450D16

More saturated +25%#F82648

Less saturated −25%#C05E6E

Channel breakdown

R220

G66

B91

Red220 (86.3%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue350.26°

Saturation (HSL)68.75%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 42 · B 5B

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