Colour

#DC9FAF

#DC9FAF
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#DC9FAF is a red with RGB values 220, 159, 175 and HSL 344°, 47%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#DC9FAF#DC9FAF

HEX#DC9FAF

RGBrgb(220, 159, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6235, 0.6863

RGB percentages86.3%, 62.4%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(344.3, 46.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.3, 27.7%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 27.7%, 20.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,458,799

CSS custom property--colour: #DC9FAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#236050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7A9B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5B4AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E79BA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.8 Pink · ΔE 12.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 12.7 Thistle · ΔE 17.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.3 Plum · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FDCCC

Analogous#DC9FCD, #DCAE9F

Triadic#AFDC9F, #9FAFDC

Split complementary#9FDCAE, #9FCDDC

Tetradic#CDDC9F, #9FDCCC, #AE9FDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7EAED

Lighter +10%#EAC4CE

Darker −10%#CE7A90

Darker −20%#C15471

Darker −30%#A63C58

Darker −40%#802F44

More saturated +25%#EC8FA7

Less saturated −25%#CCAFB7

Channel breakdown

R220

G159

B175

Red220 (86.3%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue344.26°

Saturation (HSL)46.56%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 9F · B AF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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