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Colour

#DC8489

  • #DC8489
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#DC8489 is a red with RGB values 220, 132, 137 and HSL 357°, 56%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#DC8489#DC8489
HEX#DC8489
RGBrgb(220, 132, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5176, 0.5373
RGB percentages86.3%, 51.8%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(356.6, 55.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.6, 40%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 40%, 37.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,451,849
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8489;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#237B76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959289no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA387no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EC7A86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.5Pale violetred · ΔE 16.5Dark salmon · ΔE 17.8Rosy brown · ΔE 18.1Indian red · ΔE 18.4Light pink · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84DCD7
Analogous#DC84B5, #DCAB84
Triadic#89DC84, #8489DC
Split complementary#84DCAB, #84B5DC
Tetradic#B5DC84, #84DCD7, #AB84DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFBFB
Lighter +20%#F3D3D5
Lighter +10%#E7ACAF
Darker −10%#D15C63
Darker −20%#C3373F
Darker −30%#9B2C32
Darker −40%#732125
More saturated +25%#F07077
Less saturated −25%#C8989B

Channel breakdown

R220
G132
B137
Red220 (86.3%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue356.59°
Saturation (HSL)55.7%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 84 · B 89

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