Colour

#DC656F

#DC656F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DC656F is a red with RGB values 220, 101, 111 and HSL 355°, 63%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#DC656F#DC656F

HEX#DC656F

RGBrgb(220, 101, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3961, 0.4353

RGB percentages86.3%, 39.6%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(355, 63%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355, 54.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 54.1%, 49.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,443,887

CSS custom property--colour: #DC656F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#239A90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F7C6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D946Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Tritanopia#EF5469no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7 Light coral · ΔE 9.9 Salmon · ΔE 15.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.2 Brown · ΔE 24.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65DCD2

Analogous#DC65AB, #DC9665

Triadic#6FDC65, #656FDC

Split complementary#65DC96, #65ABDC

Tetradic#ABDC65, #65DCD2, #9665DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8E2E4

Lighter +20%#EFB8BD

Lighter +10%#E58F96

Darker −10%#D33B48

Darker −20%#B22934

Darker −30%#891F28

Darker −40%#5F161C

More saturated +25%#F44D5B

Less saturated −25%#C47D83

Channel breakdown

R220

G101

B111

Red220 (86.3%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue354.96°

Saturation (HSL)62.96%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 65 · B 6F

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