Recognised as Colour
#DC5A47
- #DC5A47
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DC5A47 is a red with RGB values 220, 90, 71 and HSL 8°, 68%, 57%. 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
#DC5A47#DC5A47
HEX#DC5A47
RGBrgb(220, 90, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3529, 0.2784
RGB percentages86.3%, 35.3%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(7.7, 68%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.7, 67.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 59.1%, 67.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,441,031
CSS custom property--colour: #DC5A47;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#23A5B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#47C9DC
Analogous#DC477E, #DCA547
Triadic#47DC5A, #5A47DC
Split complementary#47DCA5, #477EDC
Tetradic#7EDC47, #47C9DC, #A547DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G90
B71
Red220 (86.3%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue7.65°
Saturation (HSL)68.04%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 5A · B 47
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