Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#DC7789

  • #DC7789
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC7789 is a red with RGB values 220, 119, 137 and HSL 349°, 59%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC7789#DC7789
HEX#DC7789
RGBrgb(220, 119, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4667, 0.5373
RGB percentages86.3%, 46.7%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(349.3, 59.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 45.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 45.9%, 37.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,448,521
CSS custom property--colour: #DC7789;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#238876

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#898989no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39D87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EC6D7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.9Light coral · ΔE 12.4Indian red · ΔE 16.9Salmon · ΔE 22.2Light pink · ΔE 23.5Rosy brown · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77DCCA
Analogous#DC77BC, #DC9877
Triadic#89DC77, #7789DC
Split complementary#77DC98, #77BCDC
Tetradic#BBDC77, #77DCCA, #9777DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF1F3
Lighter +20%#F1C8CF
Lighter +10%#E6A0AC
Darker −10%#D24E66
Darker −20%#BC3149
Darker −30%#94263A
Darker −40%#6B1C2A
More saturated +25%#F1627B
Less saturated −25%#C78C97

Channel breakdown

R220
G119
B137
Red220 (86.3%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue349.31°
Saturation (HSL)59.06%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 77 · B 89

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “dc7789” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.