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Recognised as Colour

#DCA898

  • #DCA898
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#DCA898 is a red with RGB values 220, 168, 152 and HSL 14°, 49%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#DCA898#DCA898
HEX#DCA898
RGBrgb(220, 168, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6588, 0.5961
RGB percentages86.3%, 65.9%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(14.1, 49.3%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.1, 30.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 23.6%, 30.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,461,080
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA898;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#235767

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B4AE97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0B898no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E9A1A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#98CCDC
Analogous#DC98AA, #DCCA98
Triadic#98DCA8, #A898DC
Split complementary#98DCCA, #98AADC
Tetradic#AADC98, #98CCDC, #CA98DC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6E8E4
Lighter +10%#E9C8BE
Darker −10%#CF8872
Darker −20%#C2684C
Darker −30%#A35138
Darker −40%#7D3E2B
More saturated +25%#ED9F87
Less saturated −25%#CBB1A9

Channel breakdown

R220
G168
B152
Red220 (86.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue14.12°
Saturation (HSL)49.28%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A8 · B 98

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