Recognised as Colour
#DC4D4D
- #DC4D4D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#DC4D4D is a red with RGB values 220, 77, 77 and HSL 0°, 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
#DC4D4D#DC4D4D
HEX#DC4D4D
RGBrgb(220, 77, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.302, 0.302
RGB percentages86.3%, 30.2%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(0, 67.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 65%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 65%, 65%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,437,709
CSS custom property--colour: #DC4D4D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#23B2B2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4DDCDC
Analogous#DC4D95, #DC954D
Triadic#4DDC4D, #4D4DDC
Split complementary#4DDC95, #4D95DC
Tetradic#95DC4D, #4DDCDC, #954DDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G77
B77
Red220 (86.3%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)67.14%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 4D · B 4D
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