Recognised as Colour

#DC696C

#DC696C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DC696C is a red with RGB values 220, 105, 108 and HSL 358°, 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

#DC696C#DC696C

HEX#DC696C

RGBrgb(220, 105, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4118, 0.4235

RGB percentages86.3%, 41.2%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(358.4, 62.2%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.4, 52.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 52.3%, 50.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,444,908

CSS custom property--colour: #DC696C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#239693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#837E6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0956Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Tritanopia#EF586Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 5.5 Light coral · ΔE 8.1 Salmon · ΔE 12.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.9 Brown · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 5.49, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69DCD9

Analogous#DC69A6, #DC9F69

Triadic#6CDC69, #696CDC

Split complementary#69DC9F, #69A6DC

Tetradic#A6DC69, #69DCD9, #9F69DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9E5E6

Lighter +20%#EFBCBD

Lighter +10%#E69295

Darker −10%#D24043

Darker −20%#B52A2E

Darker −30%#8B2123

Darker −40%#621719

More saturated +25%#F35256

Less saturated −25%#C58082

Channel breakdown

R220

G105

B108

Red220 (86.3%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue358.43°

Saturation (HSL)62.16%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 69 · B 6C

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