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Recognised as Colour

#DC8C7F

  • #DC8C7F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DC8C7F is a red with RGB values 220, 140, 127 and HSL 8°, 57%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DC8C7F#DC8C7F
HEX#DC8C7F
RGBrgb(220, 140, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.549, 0.498
RGB percentages86.3%, 54.9%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(8.4, 57.1%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.4, 42.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 36.4%, 42.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,453,887
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8C7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35504WCAG 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 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#237380

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E977Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1A77Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EC8189no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 8.9Light coral · ΔE 13.9Light salmon · ΔE 17.3Rosy brown · ΔE 17.9Salmon · ΔE 18.8Indian red · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FCFDC
Analogous#DC7FA1, #DCBB7F
Triadic#7FDC8C, #8C7FDC
Split complementary#7FDCBB, #7FA1DC
Tetradic#A1DC7F, #7FCFDC, #BB7FDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF8F7
Lighter +20%#F2D4CF
Lighter +10%#E7B0A7
Darker −10%#D16857
Darker −20%#C04835
Darker −30%#98392A
Darker −40%#702A1F
More saturated +25%#F07D6B
Less saturated −25%#C89B93

Channel breakdown

R220
G140
B127
Red220 (86.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue8.39°
Saturation (HSL)57.06%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 8C · B 7F

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