Recognised as Colour

#DC4C5C

#DC4C5C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DC4C5C is a red with RGB values 220, 76, 92 and HSL 353°, 67%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#DC4C5C#DC4C5C

HEX#DC4C5C

RGBrgb(220, 76, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.298, 0.3608

RGB percentages86.3%, 29.8%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(353.3, 67.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.3, 65.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 65.5%, 58.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,437,468

CSS custom property--colour: #DC4C5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#23B3A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706C5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#958A58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original

Tritanopia#F02E53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.3 Crimson · ΔE 18.9 Brown · ΔE 19.2 Light coral · ΔE 19.5 Salmon · ΔE 19.7 Firebrick · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4CDCCC

Analogous#DC4CA4, #DC844C

Triadic#5CDC4C, #4C5CDC

Split complementary#4CDC84, #4CA4DC

Tetradic#A4DC4C, #4CDCCC, #844CDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF7F7

Lighter +30%#F5CCD1

Lighter +20%#EDA1AA

Lighter +10%#E47783

Darker −10%#CD283A

Darker −20%#A2202E

Darker −30%#781722

Darker −40%#4D0F16

More saturated +25%#F73147

Less saturated −25%#C16771

Channel breakdown

R220

G76

B92

Red220 (86.3%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue353.33°

Saturation (HSL)67.29%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 4C · B 5C

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