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Recognised as Colour

#DC537B

  • #DC537B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC537B is a red with RGB values 220, 83, 123 and HSL 342°, 66%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC537B#DC537B
HEX#DC537B
RGBrgb(220, 83, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3255, 0.4824
RGB percentages86.3%, 32.5%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(342.5, 66.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.5, 62.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 62.3%, 44.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,439,291
CSS custom property--colour: #DC537B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#23AC84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F727Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#938D78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EE4162no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.9Indian red · ΔE 19.9Hot pink · ΔE 21.3Light coral · ΔE 22.3Medium violet red · ΔE 27.6Salmon · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53DCB4
Analogous#DC53BF, #DC7053
Triadic#7BDC53, #537BDC
Split complementary#53DC70, #53BFDC
Tetradic#BFDC53, #53DCB4, #7053DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFD
Lighter +30%#F6D2DD
Lighter +20%#EDA8BC
Lighter +10%#E57D9C
Darker −10%#D12B5B
Darker −20%#A72249
Darker −30%#7D1936
Darker −40%#521124
More saturated +25%#F63970
Less saturated −25%#C26D86

Channel breakdown

R220
G83
B123
Red220 (86.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue342.48°
Saturation (HSL)66.18%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 53 · B 7B

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