Recognised as Colour

#DC426E

#DC426E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC426E is a red with RGB values 220, 66, 110 and HSL 343°, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC426E#DC426E

HEX#DC426E

RGBrgb(220, 66, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2588, 0.4314

RGB percentages86.3%, 25.9%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(342.9, 68.8%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 70%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 70%, 50%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,434,926

CSS custom property--colour: #DC426E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#23BD91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#67696Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F886Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EF2454no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.2 Indian red · ΔE 21.3 Hot pink · ΔE 24.7 Crimson · ΔE 25.6 Light coral · ΔE 25.9 Deep pink · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42DCB0

Analogous#DC42BB, #DC6342

Triadic#6EDC42, #426EDC

Split complementary#42DC63, #42BBDC

Tetradic#BBDC42, #42DCB0, #6342DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCEEF2

Lighter +30%#F4C3D1

Lighter +20%#EC98B0

Lighter +10%#E46D8F

Darker −10%#C62553

Darker −20%#9B1D41

Darker −30%#70152F

Darker −40%#450D1D

More saturated +25%#F82662

Less saturated −25%#C05E7A

Channel breakdown

R220

G66

B110

Red220 (86.3%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue342.86°

Saturation (HSL)68.75%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 42 · B 6E

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