Recognised as Colour
#DC5A44
- #DC5A44
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DC5A44 is a red with RGB values 220, 90, 68 and HSL 9°, 68%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DC5A44#DC5A44
HEX#DC5A44
RGBrgb(220, 90, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3529, 0.2667
RGB percentages86.3%, 35.3%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(8.7, 68.5%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.7, 69.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 59.1%, 69.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,441,028
CSS custom property--colour: #DC5A44;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#23A5BB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#44C6DC
Analogous#DC447A, #DCA644
Triadic#44DC5A, #5A44DC
Split complementary#44DCA6, #447ADC
Tetradic#7ADC44, #44C6DC, #A644DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G90
B68
Red220 (86.3%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue8.68°
Saturation (HSL)68.47%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 5A · B 44
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