Colour

#DCA299

#DCA299
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#DCA299 is a red with RGB values 220, 162, 153 and HSL 8°, 49%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#DCA299#DCA299

HEX#DCA299

RGBrgb(220, 162, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6353, 0.6

RGB percentages86.3%, 63.5%, 60%

HSLhsl(8.1, 48.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.1, 30.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 26.4%, 30.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,459,545

CSS custom property--colour: #DCA299;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.4 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#235D66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AEA998no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCB498no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E99BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 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

Rosy brown · ΔE 11 Light pink · ΔE 14.5 Pink · ΔE 15.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.7 Tan · ΔE 19.2 Burlywood · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99D3DC

Analogous#DC99B2, #DCC499

Triadic#99DCA2, #A299DC

Split complementary#99DCC4, #99B2DC

Tetradic#B2DC99, #99D3DC, #C499DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6E7E5

Lighter +10%#E9C5BF

Darker −10%#CF7F73

Darker −20%#C25D4D

Darker −30%#A44738

Darker −40%#7E362B

More saturated +25%#ED9588

Less saturated −25%#CBAFAA

Channel breakdown

R220

G162

B153

Red220 (86.3%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue8.06°

Saturation (HSL)48.91%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G A2 · B 99

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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