Recognised as Colour

#DCA8AA

#DCA8AA
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#DCA8AA is a red with RGB values 220, 168, 170 and HSL 358°, 43%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#DCA8AA

RGBrgb(220, 168, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6588, 0.6667

RGB percentages86.3%, 65.9%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(357.7, 42.6%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.7, 23.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 23.6%, 22.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,461,098

CSS custom property--colour: #DCA8AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#235755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1AFAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDB9A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E7A3A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.3 Light pink · ΔE 11.4 Pink · ΔE 11.5 Thistle · ΔE 18 Silver · ΔE 20.8 Dark grey · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8DCDA

Analogous#DCA8C4, #DCC0A8

Triadic#AADCA8, #A8AADC

Split complementary#A8DCC0, #A8C4DC

Tetradic#C4DCA8, #A8DCDA, #C0A8DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F1F1

Lighter +10%#EBCCCE

Darker −10%#CD8486

Darker −20%#BF5F63

Darker −30%#A84347

Darker −40%#833538

More saturated +25%#EB999C

Less saturated −25%#CDB7B8

Channel breakdown

R220

G168

B170

Red220 (86.3%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue357.69°

Saturation (HSL)42.62%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G A8 · B AA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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