Colour

#DC7998

#DC7998
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC7998 is a red with RGB values 220, 121, 152 and HSL 341°, 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

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HEX#DC7998

RGBrgb(220, 121, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4745, 0.5961

RGB percentages86.3%, 47.5%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(341.2, 58.6%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.2, 45%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 45%, 30.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,449,048

CSS custom property--colour: #DC7998;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#238667

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888C99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19E96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EB7284no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 4.2 Light coral · ΔE 19.3 Light pink · ΔE 23.5 Indian red · ΔE 23.6 Hot pink · ΔE 25.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 4.15, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#79DCBD

Analogous#DC79C9, #DC8B79

Triadic#98DC79, #7998DC

Split complementary#79DC8B, #79C9DC

Tetradic#CADC79, #79DCBD, #8C79DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF2F5

Lighter +20%#F1CAD6

Lighter +10%#E7A1B7

Darker −10%#D15179

Darker −20%#BE315D

Darker −30%#952749

Darker −40%#6D1C36

More saturated +25%#F16490

Less saturated −25%#C78EA0

Channel breakdown

R220

G121

B152

Red220 (86.3%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue341.21°

Saturation (HSL)58.58%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 79 · B 98

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