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Recognised as Colour

#DC798B

  • #DC798B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC798B is a red with RGB values 220, 121, 139 and HSL 349°, 59%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC798B#DC798B
HEX#DC798B
RGBrgb(220, 121, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4745, 0.5451
RGB percentages86.3%, 47.5%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(349.1, 58.6%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.1, 45%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 45%, 36.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,449,035
CSS custom property--colour: #DC798B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#238674

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8B8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39E89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EC6F7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9Light coral · ΔE 12.9Indian red · ΔE 17.7Light pink · ΔE 22.6Salmon · ΔE 22.7Rosy brown · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79DCCA
Analogous#DC79BD, #DC9979
Triadic#8BDC79, #798BDC
Split complementary#79DC99, #79BCDC
Tetradic#BCDC79, #79DCCA, #9979DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF2F4
Lighter +20%#F1CAD1
Lighter +10%#E7A1AE
Darker −10%#D15168
Darker −20%#BE314B
Darker −30%#95273B
Darker −40%#6D1C2B
More saturated +25%#F1647E
Less saturated −25%#C78E98

Channel breakdown

R220
G121
B139
Red220 (86.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue349.09°
Saturation (HSL)58.58%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 79 · B 8B

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