Recognised as Colour

#DC9EA7

#DC9EA7
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#DC9EA7 is a red with RGB values 220, 158, 167 and HSL 351°, 47%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#DC9EA7#DC9EA7

HEX#DC9EA7

RGBrgb(220, 158, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6196, 0.6549

RGB percentages86.3%, 62%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(351.3, 47%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 28.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 28.2%, 24.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,458,535

CSS custom property--colour: #DC9EA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#236158

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8A8A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6B3A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E899A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 10.7 Pink · ΔE 12.5 Thistle · ΔE 19.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9EDCD3

Analogous#DC9EC6, #DCB49E

Triadic#A7DC9E, #9EA7DC

Split complementary#9EDCB4, #9EC6DC

Tetradic#C6DC9E, #9EDCD3, #B49EDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7E9EB

Lighter +10%#EAC3C9

Darker −10%#CE7985

Darker −20%#C15363

Darker −30%#A53C4B

Darker −40%#802E3A

More saturated +25%#ED8E9B

Less saturated −25%#CCAFB3

Channel breakdown

R220

G158

B167

Red220 (86.3%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue351.29°

Saturation (HSL)46.97%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 9E · B A7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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