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Recognised as Colour

#DC808E

  • #DC808E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC808E is a red with RGB values 220, 128, 142 and HSL 351°, 57%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC808E#DC808E
HEX#DC808E
RGBrgb(220, 128, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.502, 0.5569
RGB percentages86.3%, 50.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(350.9, 56.8%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.9, 41.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 41.8%, 35.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,450,830
CSS custom property--colour: #DC808E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#237F71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90908Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A18Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EB7785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.9Light coral · ΔE 13.1Indian red · ΔE 19.2Light pink · ΔE 19.7Rosy brown · ΔE 20.1Dark salmon · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80DCCE
Analogous#DC80BC, #DCA080
Triadic#8EDC80, #808EDC
Split complementary#80DCA0, #80BCDC
Tetradic#BCDC80, #80DCCE, #A080DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF8F9
Lighter +20%#F2D0D5
Lighter +10%#E7A8B2
Darker −10%#D1586A
Darker −20%#C1354A
Darker −30%#992A3B
Darker −40%#711F2C
More saturated +25%#F06C80
Less saturated −25%#C8949C

Channel breakdown

R220
G128
B142
Red220 (86.3%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue350.87°
Saturation (HSL)56.79%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 80 · B 8E

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