Colour

#DF7472

#DF7472
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#DF7472 is a red with RGB values 223, 116, 114 and HSL 1°, 63%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#DF7472

RGBrgb(223, 116, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.4549, 0.4471

RGB percentages87.5%, 45.5%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(1.1, 63%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.1, 48.9%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 48%, 48.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,644,338

CSS custom property--colour: #DF7472;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#208B8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8671no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A69C70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F16574no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 5.3 Indian red · ΔE 8.7 Salmon · ΔE 11.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.3 Light salmon · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 5.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72DDDF

Analogous#DF72A6, #DFAB72

Triadic#72DF74, #7472DF

Split complementary#72DFAB, #72A6DF

Tetradic#A6DF72, #72DDDF, #AB72DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBEFEF

Lighter +20%#F2C6C5

Lighter +10%#E89D9C

Darker −10%#D64B48

Darker −20%#C02E2B

Darker −30%#962422

Darker −40%#6C1A19

More saturated +25%#F55F5C

Less saturated −25%#C98988

Channel breakdown

R223

G116

B114

Red223 (87.5%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue1.1°

Saturation (HSL)63.01%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 74 · B 72

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