Recognised as Colour
#DF5A4C
- #DF5A4C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Salmon
#DF5A4C is a red with RGB values 223, 90, 76 and HSL 6°, 70%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.
Colour values
#DF5A4C#DF5A4C
HEX#DF5A4C
RGBrgb(223, 90, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.3529, 0.298
RGB percentages87.5%, 35.3%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(5.7, 69.7%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.7, 65.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 59.6%, 65.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,637,644
CSS custom property--colour: #DF5A4C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#20A5B3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4CD1DF
Analogous#DF4C87, #DFA44C
Triadic#4CDF5A, #5A4CDF
Split complementary#4CDFA4, #4C87DF
Tetradic#88DF4C, #4CD1DF, #A44CDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G90
B76
Red223 (87.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue5.71°
Saturation (HSL)69.67%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 5A · B 4C
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