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Recognised as Colour

#DC5960

  • #DC5960
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#DC5960 is a red with RGB values 220, 89, 96 and HSL 357°, 65%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#DC5960#DC5960
HEX#DC5960
RGBrgb(220, 89, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.349, 0.3765
RGB percentages86.3%, 34.9%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(356.8, 65.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 59.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 59.5%, 56.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,440,800
CSS custom property--colour: #DC5960;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#23A69F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79735Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A8F5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F0425Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7.2Light coral · ΔE 14.5Salmon · ΔE 15.1Brown · ΔE 19.5Firebrick · ΔE 22.4Crimson · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59DCD5
Analogous#DC59A1, #DC9459
Triadic#60DC59, #5960DC
Split complementary#59DC93, #59A1DC
Tetradic#A2DC59, #59DCD5, #9459DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7D7D9
Lighter +20%#EEADB1
Lighter +10%#E58388
Darker −10%#D32F38
Darker −20%#AB242B
Darker −30%#811B21
Darker −40%#571216
More saturated +25%#F5404A
Less saturated −25%#C37276

Channel breakdown

R220
G89
B96
Red220 (86.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue356.79°
Saturation (HSL)65.17%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 59 · B 60

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