Colour

#DC8774

#DC8774
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#DC8774 is a red with RGB values 220, 135, 116 and HSL 11°, 60%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#DC8774

RGBrgb(220, 135, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5294, 0.4549

RGB percentages86.3%, 52.9%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(11, 59.8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11, 47.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 38.6%, 47.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,452,596

CSS custom property--colour: #DC8774;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#23788B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B9372no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0A473no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#ED7A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6.7 Light coral · ΔE 13.2 Light salmon · ΔE 14.5 Salmon · ΔE 15.8 Indian red · ΔE 18.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74C9DC

Analogous#DC7495, #DCBB74

Triadic#74DC87, #8774DC

Split complementary#74DCBB, #7495DC

Tetradic#95DC74, #74C9DC, #BB74DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF1EE

Lighter +20%#F1CDC5

Lighter +10%#E6AA9D

Darker −10%#D2644B

Darker −20%#BB492F

Darker −30%#923925

Darker −40%#69291B

More saturated +25%#F2795E

Less saturated −25%#C6958A

Channel breakdown

R220

G135

B116

Red220 (86.3%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue10.96°

Saturation (HSL)59.77%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 87 · B 74

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