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Recognised as Colour

#DC7990

  • #DC7990
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC7990 is a red with RGB values 220, 121, 144 and HSL 346°, 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

#DC7990#DC7990
HEX#DC7990
RGBrgb(220, 121, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4745, 0.5647
RGB percentages86.3%, 47.5%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(346.1, 58.6%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.1, 45%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 45%, 34.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,449,040
CSS custom property--colour: #DC7990;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#23866F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A8B91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39E8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EB7081no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 6.7Light coral · ΔE 15.3Indian red · ΔE 19.9Light pink · ΔE 22.7Rosy brown · ΔE 24Salmon · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79DCC5
Analogous#DC79C2, #DC9479
Triadic#90DC79, #7990DC
Split complementary#79DC94, #79C2DC
Tetradic#C2DC79, #79DCC5, #9379DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF2F4
Lighter +20%#F1CAD3
Lighter +10%#E7A1B1
Darker −10%#D1516F
Darker −20%#BE3152
Darker −30%#952741
Darker −40%#6D1C2F
More saturated +25%#F16485
Less saturated −25%#C78E9B

Channel breakdown

R220
G121
B144
Red220 (86.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue346.06°
Saturation (HSL)58.58%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 79 · B 90

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