Colour

#DC8381

#DC8381
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#DC8381 is a red with RGB values 220, 131, 129 and HSL 1°, 57%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#DC8381

RGBrgb(220, 131, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5137, 0.5059

RGB percentages86.3%, 51.4%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(1.3, 56.5%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.3, 41.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 40.5%, 41.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,451,585

CSS custom property--colour: #DC8381;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#237C7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#969180no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABA27Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EC7883no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 9.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 14.3 Indian red · ΔE 16.5 Salmon · ΔE 17.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81DADC

Analogous#DC81AC, #DCB181

Triadic#81DC83, #8381DC

Split complementary#81DCB1, #81ACDC

Tetradic#ACDC81, #81DADC, #B081DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF9F9

Lighter +20%#F2D2D1

Lighter +10%#E7AAA9

Darker −10%#D15C59

Darker −20%#C13936

Darker −30%#992D2B

Darker −40%#712120

More saturated +25%#F0706D

Less saturated −25%#C89695

Channel breakdown

R220

G131

B129

Red220 (86.3%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue1.32°

Saturation (HSL)56.52%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 83 · B 81

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Colour values

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