Recognised as Colour

#DC858B

#DC858B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#DC858B is a red with RGB values 220, 133, 139 and HSL 356°, 55%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#DC858B#DC858B

HEX#DC858B

RGBrgb(220, 133, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5216, 0.5451

RGB percentages86.3%, 52.2%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(355.9, 55.4%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.9, 39.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 39.5%, 36.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,452,107

CSS custom property--colour: #DC858B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#237A74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96938Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABA489no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EB7C87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 12.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.3 Light pink · ΔE 18.4 Indian red · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85DCD6

Analogous#DC85B7, #DCAB85

Triadic#8BDC85, #858BDC

Split complementary#85DCAB, #85B7DC

Tetradic#B6DC85, #85DCD6, #AA85DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFCFC

Lighter +20%#F3D4D6

Lighter +10%#E7ADB1

Darker −10%#D15D65

Darker −20%#C33842

Darker −30%#9B2D34

Darker −40%#742127

More saturated +25%#F0717A

Less saturated −25%#C8999C

Channel breakdown

R220

G133

B139

Red220 (86.3%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue355.86°

Saturation (HSL)55.41%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 85 · B 8B

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Colour values

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