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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

Protanopia#817E74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9572no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EE586Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9E4E6
Lighter +20%#EFBBC0
Lighter +10%#E6919A
Darker −10%#D23F4E
Darker −20%#B42A38
Darker −30%#8B202B
Darker −40%#61171E
More saturated +25%#F35162
Less saturated −25%#C57F86

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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