Recognised as Colour
#DC533F
- #DC533F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DC533F is a red with RGB values 220, 83, 63 and HSL 8°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DC533F#DC533F
HEX#DC533F
RGBrgb(220, 83, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3255, 0.2471
RGB percentages86.3%, 32.5%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(7.6, 69.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.6, 71.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 62.3%, 71.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,439,231
CSS custom property--colour: #DC533F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#23ACC0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3FC8DC
Analogous#DC3F7A, #DCA23F
Triadic#3FDC53, #533FDC
Split complementary#3FDCA2, #3F79DC
Tetradic#79DC3F, #3FC8DC, #A23FDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G83
B63
Red220 (86.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue7.64°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 53 · B 3F
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