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Recognised as Colour

#DC6265

  • #DC6265
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#DC6265 is a red with RGB values 220, 98, 101 and HSL 359°, 64%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#DC6265#DC6265
HEX#DC6265
RGBrgb(220, 98, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3843, 0.3961
RGB percentages86.3%, 38.4%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(358.5, 63.5%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.5, 55.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 55.5%, 54.1%, 13.7%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,443,109
CSS custom property--colour: #DC6265;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#239D9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#7F7964no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9262no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EF4E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 4.79, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#62DCD9
Analogous#DC62A2, #DC9C62
Triadic#65DC62, #6265DC
Split complementary#62DC9C, #62A2DC
Tetradic#A2DC62, #62DCD9, #9C62DC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8DFE0
Lighter +20%#EFB5B7
Lighter +10%#E58C8E
Darker −10%#D3383C
Darker −20%#B1272B
Darker −30%#871E21
Darker −40%#5D1517
More saturated +25%#F44A4E
Less saturated −25%#C47A7C

Channel breakdown

R220
G98
B101
Red220 (86.3%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue358.52°
Saturation (HSL)63.54%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 62 · B 65

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