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Recognised as Colour

#DC978D

  • #DC978D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DC978D is a red with RGB values 220, 151, 141 and HSL 8°, 53%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DC978D#DC978D
HEX#DC978D
RGBrgb(220, 151, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5922, 0.5529
RGB percentages86.3%, 59.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(7.6, 53%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.6, 35.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 35.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,456,717
CSS custom property--colour: #DC978D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#236872

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A08Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AE8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EB8E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.5Rosy brown · ΔE 13.1Light pink · ΔE 16.5Light coral · ΔE 18.7Pink · ΔE 19.2Light salmon · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DD2DC
Analogous#DC8DAB, #DCBE8D
Triadic#8DDC97, #978DDC
Split complementary#8DDCBF, #8DAADC
Tetradic#AADC8D, #8DD2DC, #BF8DDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DEDB
Lighter +10%#E8BBB4
Darker −10%#D07366
Darker −20%#C4503F
Darker −30%#9F3F31
Darker −40%#782F25
More saturated +25%#EF897A
Less saturated −25%#C9A5A0

Channel breakdown

R220
G151
B141
Red220 (86.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue7.59°
Saturation (HSL)53.02%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 97 · B 8D

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