Recognised as Colour
#DC4F39
- #DC4F39
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DC4F39 is a red with RGB values 220, 79, 57 and HSL 8°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DC4F39#DC4F39
HEX#DC4F39
RGBrgb(220, 79, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3098, 0.2235
RGB percentages86.3%, 31%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(8.1, 70%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.1, 74.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 64.1%, 74.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,438,201
CSS custom property--colour: #DC4F39;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#23B0C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#39C6DC
Analogous#DC3975, #DCA139
Triadic#39DC4F, #4F39DC
Split complementary#39DCA0, #3975DC
Tetradic#75DC39, #39C6DC, #A139DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G79
B57
Red220 (86.3%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue8.1°
Saturation (HSL)69.96%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 4F · B 39
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