Colour

#DC5565

#DC5565
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DC5565 is a red with RGB values 220, 85, 101 and HSL 353°, 66%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#DC5565

RGBrgb(220, 85, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3333, 0.3961

RGB percentages86.3%, 33.3%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(352.9, 65.9%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.9, 61.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 61.4%, 54.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,439,781

CSS custom property--colour: #DC5565;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#23AA9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#757165no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#978D62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F03E5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 9.7 Light coral · ΔE 16 Salmon · ΔE 18.3 Brown · ΔE 21.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.3 Crimson · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55DCCC

Analogous#DC55A8, #DC8955

Triadic#65DC55, #5565DC

Split complementary#55DC89, #55A8DC

Tetradic#A8DC55, #55DCCC, #8955DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#F6D4D8

Lighter +20%#EDAAB2

Lighter +10%#E57F8B

Darker −10%#D32B3F

Darker −20%#A82333

Darker −30%#7E1A26

Darker −40%#541119

More saturated +25%#F63B51

Less saturated −25%#C26F79

Channel breakdown

R220

G85

B101

Red220 (86.3%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue352.89°

Saturation (HSL)65.85%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 55 · B 65

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