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Recognised as Colour

#DC708C

  • #DC708C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC708C is a red with RGB values 220, 112, 140 and HSL 344°, 61%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC708C#DC708C
HEX#DC708C
RGBrgb(220, 112, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4392, 0.549
RGB percentages86.3%, 43.9%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(344.4, 60.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.4, 49.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 49.1%, 36.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,446,732
CSS custom property--colour: #DC708C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#238F73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83858Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9A8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EC667Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 4Light coral · ΔE 16.3Indian red · ΔE 19.1Hot pink · ΔE 24.9Salmon · ΔE 25.6Light pink · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 4.01, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70DCC0
Analogous#DC70C2, #DC8A70
Triadic#8CDC70, #708CDC
Split complementary#70DC8A, #70C2DC
Tetradic#C2DC70, #70DCC0, #8A70DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEBEF
Lighter +20%#F0C2CE
Lighter +10%#E699AD
Darker −10%#D2476B
Darker −20%#B92D51
Darker −30%#90233F
Darker −40%#67192D
More saturated +25%#F25A81
Less saturated −25%#C68697

Channel breakdown

R220
G112
B140
Red220 (86.3%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue344.44°
Saturation (HSL)60.67%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 70 · B 8C

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