Colour

#DC6C6E

#DC6C6E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DC6C6E is a red with RGB values 220, 108, 110 and HSL 359°, 62%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#DC6C6E

RGBrgb(220, 108, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4235, 0.4314

RGB percentages86.3%, 42.4%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(358.9, 61.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.9, 50.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 50.9%, 50%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,445,678

CSS custom property--colour: #DC6C6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#239391

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85806Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1976Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EF5C6Eno 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 text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 6.2 Light coral · ΔE 7.2 Salmon · ΔE 12.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.7 Brown · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CDCDA

Analogous#DC6CA6, #DCA26C

Triadic#6EDC6C, #6C6EDC

Split complementary#6CDCA2, #6CA6DC

Tetradic#A6DC6C, #6CDCDA, #A26CDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9E8E8

Lighter +20%#F0BEBF

Lighter +10%#E69597

Darker −10%#D24345

Darker −20%#B72B2E

Darker −30%#8D2224

Darker −40%#641819

More saturated +25%#F35558

Less saturated −25%#C58384

Channel breakdown

R220

G108

B110

Red220 (86.3%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue358.93°

Saturation (HSL)61.54%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 6C · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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