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Recognised as Colour

#DC9289

  • #DC9289
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DC9289 is a red with RGB values 220, 146, 137 and HSL 7°, 54%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DC9289#DC9289
HEX#DC9289
RGBrgb(220, 146, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5725, 0.5373
RGB percentages86.3%, 57.3%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(6.5, 54.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.5, 37.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 33.6%, 37.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,455,433
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9289;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#236D76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A29C88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3AB88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EB8990no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.7Rosy brown · ΔE 14.4Light coral · ΔE 16.3Light pink · ΔE 17.5Light salmon · ΔE 20.1Pink · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89D3DC
Analogous#DC89A9, #DCBB89
Triadic#89DC92, #9289DC
Split complementary#89DCBB, #89A9DC
Tetradic#A9DC89, #89D3DC, #BC89DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3DBD8
Lighter +10%#E8B6B0
Darker −10%#D06E62
Darker −20%#C5493A
Darker −30%#9D3B2F
Darker −40%#762C23
More saturated +25%#EF8376
Less saturated −25%#C9A19C

Channel breakdown

R220
G146
B137
Red220 (86.3%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue6.51°
Saturation (HSL)54.25%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 92 · B 89

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