Recognised as Colour

#DCA49D

#DCA49D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#DCA49D is a red with RGB values 220, 164, 157 and HSL 7°, 47%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#DCA49D#DCA49D

HEX#DCA49D

RGBrgb(220, 164, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6431, 0.6157

RGB percentages86.3%, 64.3%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(6.7, 47.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 28.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 25.5%, 28.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,460,061

CSS custom property--colour: #DCA49D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1

Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#235B62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFAB9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCB69Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E89DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.5 Light pink · ΔE 13.7 Pink · ΔE 14.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.3 Tan · ΔE 19.6 Peach puff · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DD5DC

Analogous#DC9DB5, #DCC49D

Triadic#9DDCA4, #A49DDC

Split complementary#9DDCC3, #9DB6DC

Tetradic#B5DC9D, #9DD5DC, #C49DDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7EAE8

Lighter +10%#E9C7C3

Darker −10%#CF8177

Darker −20%#C15E52

Darker −30%#A5473B

Darker −40%#7F372E

More saturated +25%#ED978C

Less saturated −25%#CBB1AE

Channel breakdown

R220

G164

B157

Red220 (86.3%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue6.67°

Saturation (HSL)47.37%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G A4 · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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