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Recognised as Colour

#DC9583

  • #DC9583
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DC9583 is a red with RGB values 220, 149, 131 and HSL 12°, 56%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DC9583#DC9583
HEX#DC9583
RGBrgb(220, 149, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5843, 0.5137
RGB percentages86.3%, 58.4%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(12.1, 56%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.1, 40.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 32.3%, 40.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,456,195
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9583;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#236A7C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69E82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AC82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EC8B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 8.3Rosy brown · ΔE 16.4Light salmon · ΔE 17Light coral · ΔE 18.4Light pink · ΔE 20.3Tan · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83CADC
Analogous#DC839D, #DCC283
Triadic#83DC95, #9583DC
Split complementary#83DCC2, #839DDC
Tetradic#9EDC83, #83CADC, #C283DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFBFA
Lighter +20%#F2D9D3
Lighter +10%#E7B7AB
Darker −10%#D1735B
Darker −20%#C25337
Darker −30%#9A422C
Darker −40%#733120
More saturated +25%#F0896F
Less saturated −25%#C8A197

Channel breakdown

R220
G149
B131
Red220 (86.3%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue12.13°
Saturation (HSL)55.97%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 95 · B 83

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