Colour

#DC6974

#DC6974
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DC6974 is a red with RGB values 220, 105, 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

#DC6974#DC6974

HEX#DC6974

RGBrgb(220, 105, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4118, 0.4549

RGB percentages86.3%, 41.2%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(354.3, 62.2%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.3, 52.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 52.3%, 47.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,444,916

CSS custom property--colour: #DC6974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#23968B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#827E74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9672no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Tritanopia#EE5A6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 8.4 Light coral · ΔE 9.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 15.3 Salmon · ΔE 16.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.3 Brown · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69DCD1

Analogous#DC69AD, #DC9769

Triadic#74DC69, #6974DC

Split complementary#69DC97, #69AEDC

Tetradic#AEDC69, #69DCD1, #9869DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9E5E7

Lighter +20%#EFBCC1

Lighter +10%#E6929A

Darker −10%#D2404E

Darker −20%#B52A37

Darker −30%#8B212B

Darker −40%#62171E

More saturated +25%#F35261

Less saturated −25%#C58087

Channel breakdown

R220

G105

B116

Red220 (86.3%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue354.26°

Saturation (HSL)62.16%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 69 · B 74

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