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Recognised as Colour

#DC477E

  • #DC477E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#DC477E is a red with RGB values 220, 71, 126 and HSL 338°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#DC477E#DC477E
HEX#DC477E
RGBrgb(220, 71, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2784, 0.4941
RGB percentages86.3%, 27.8%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(337.9, 68%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.9, 67.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 67.7%, 42.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,436,222
CSS custom property--colour: #DC477E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#23B881

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#666D7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E8A7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EE335Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 17.8Pale violetred · ΔE 18Medium violet red · ΔE 21.2Deep pink · ΔE 24.1Indian red · ΔE 26.4Light coral · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47DCA5
Analogous#DC47C8, #DC5B47
Triadic#7EDC47, #477EDC
Split complementary#47DC5B, #47C8DC
Tetradic#C8DC47, #47DCA5, #5B47DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF2F6
Lighter +30%#F4C8D8
Lighter +20%#EC9DBA
Lighter +10%#E4729C
Darker −10%#CA2663
Darker −20%#9F1E4E
Darker −30%#741639
Darker −40%#490E24
More saturated +25%#F72C77
Less saturated −25%#C16285

Channel breakdown

R220
G71
B126
Red220 (86.3%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue337.85°
Saturation (HSL)68.04%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 47 · B 7E

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