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Recognised as Colour

#DC6C96

  • #DC6C96
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC6C96 is a red with RGB values 220, 108, 150 and HSL 338°, 62%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC6C96#DC6C96
HEX#DC6C96
RGBrgb(220, 108, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4235, 0.5882
RGB percentages86.3%, 42.4%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(337.5, 61.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 50.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 50.9%, 31.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,445,718
CSS custom property--colour: #DC6C96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#239369

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D8497no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9893no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EB647Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 3.7Hot pink · ΔE 19Light coral · ΔE 23.2Indian red · ΔE 25.3Plum · ΔE 28.6Light pink · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 3.73, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CDCB2
Analogous#DC6CCE, #DC7A6C
Triadic#96DC6C, #6C96DC
Split complementary#6CDC7A, #6CCEDC
Tetradic#CEDC6C, #6CDCB2, #7A6CDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9E8EE
Lighter +20%#F0BED1
Lighter +10%#E695B3
Darker −10%#D24379
Darker −20%#B72B60
Darker −30%#8D224A
Darker −40%#641834
More saturated +25%#F35590
Less saturated −25%#C5839C

Channel breakdown

R220
G108
B150
Red220 (86.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue337.5°
Saturation (HSL)61.54%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 6C · B 96

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