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Recognised as Colour

#DC8799

  • #DC8799
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DC8799 is a red with RGB values 220, 135, 153 and HSL 347°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DC8799#DC8799
HEX#DC8799
RGBrgb(220, 135, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5294, 0.6
RGB percentages86.3%, 52.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(347.3, 54.8%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.3, 38.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 38.6%, 30.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,452,633
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8799;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#237866

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959699no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A597no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#EA808Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.5Light pink · ΔE 16.9Light coral · ΔE 17.2Rosy brown · ΔE 18Pink · ΔE 20.9Indian red · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87DCCA
Analogous#DC87C4, #DCA087
Triadic#99DC87, #8799DC
Split complementary#87DCA0, #87C4DC
Tetradic#C3DC87, #87DCCA, #9F87DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFDFE
Lighter +20%#F3D6DC
Lighter +10%#E8AEBB
Darker −10%#D06077
Darker −20%#C43957
Darker −30%#9C2E45
Darker −40%#752234
More saturated +25%#EF748E
Less saturated −25%#C99AA4

Channel breakdown

R220
G135
B153
Red220 (86.3%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue347.29°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 87 · B 99

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