Recognised as Colour
#DC6874
- #DC6874
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#DC6874 is a red with RGB values 220, 104, 116 and HSL 354°, 62%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#DC6874#DC6874
HEX#DC6874
RGBrgb(220, 104, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4078, 0.4549
RGB percentages86.3%, 40.8%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(353.8, 62.4%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.8, 52.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 52.7%, 47.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,444,660
CSS custom property--colour: #DC6874;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#23978B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#68DCD0
Analogous#DC68AE, #DC9668
Triadic#74DC68, #6874DC
Split complementary#68DC96, #68AEDC
Tetradic#AEDC68, #68DCD0, #9668DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G104
B116
Red220 (86.3%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue353.79°
Saturation (HSL)62.37%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 68 · B 74
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