Colour

#DC7E6C

#DC7E6C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#DC7E6C is a red with RGB values 220, 126, 108 and HSL 10°, 62%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#DC7E6C

RGBrgb(220, 126, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4941, 0.4235

RGB percentages86.3%, 49.4%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(9.6, 61.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.6, 50.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 42.7%, 50.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,450,284

CSS custom property--colour: #DC7E6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1

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

Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#238193

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#948C6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9F6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Tritanopia#EE6F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 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 text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 9.8 Light coral · ΔE 10.9 Salmon · ΔE 12.1 Indian red · ΔE 14.3 Light salmon · ΔE 15.2 Sienna · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CCADC

Analogous#DC6C92, #DCB66C

Triadic#6CDC7E, #7E6CDC

Split complementary#6CDCB6, #6C92DC

Tetradic#92DC6C, #6CCADC, #B66CDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9EAE8

Lighter +20%#F0C6BE

Lighter +10%#E6A295

Darker −10%#D25A43

Darker −20%#B7422B

Darker −30%#8D3322

Darker −40%#642418

More saturated +25%#F36F55

Less saturated −25%#C58D83

Channel breakdown

R220

G126

B108

Red220 (86.3%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue9.64°

Saturation (HSL)61.54%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 7E · B 6C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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