Recognised as Colour

#DCA0AC

#DCA0AC
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#DCA0AC is a red with RGB values 220, 160, 172 and HSL 348°, 46%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#DCA0AC#DCA0AC

HEX#DCA0AC

RGBrgb(220, 160, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6275, 0.6745

RGB percentages86.3%, 62.7%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(348, 46.2%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348, 27.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 27.3%, 21.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,459,052

CSS custom property--colour: #DCA0AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#235F53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9A9ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B4ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E79CA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 11.5 Pink · ΔE 11.8 Thistle · ΔE 18 Dark grey · ΔE 24.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0DCD0

Analogous#DCA0CA, #DCB2A0

Triadic#ACDCA0, #A0ACDC

Split complementary#A0DCB2, #A0CADC

Tetradic#CADCA0, #A0DCD0, #B2A0DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7EBED

Lighter +10%#EAC5CD

Darker −10%#CE7B8B

Darker −20%#C1556B

Darker −30%#A63D52

Darker −40%#812F40

More saturated +25%#EC90A2

Less saturated −25%#CCB0B6

Channel breakdown

R220

G160

B172

Red220 (86.3%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue348°

Saturation (HSL)46.15%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G A0 · B AC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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