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Recognised as Colour

#DF778A

  • #DF778A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DF778A is a red with RGB values 223, 119, 138 and HSL 349°, 62%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DF778A#DF778A
HEX#DF778A
RGBrgb(223, 119, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.4667, 0.5412
RGB percentages87.5%, 46.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(349, 61.9%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349, 46.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 46.6%, 38.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,645,130
CSS custom property--colour: #DF778A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#208875

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A8A8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49E88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EF6C7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.5Light coral · ΔE 12.1Indian red · ΔE 16.8Salmon · ΔE 21.8Light pink · ΔE 23.8Dark salmon · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77DFCC
Analogous#DF77BE, #DF9877
Triadic#8ADF77, #778ADF
Split complementary#77DF98, #77BEDF
Tetradic#BEDF77, #77DFCC, #9877DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF3F5
Lighter +20%#F2CAD1
Lighter +10%#E9A0AE
Darker −10%#D54E66
Darker −20%#C22E49
Darker −30%#992439
Darker −40%#701A2A
More saturated +25%#F4627D
Less saturated −25%#CA8C97

Channel breakdown

R223
G119
B138
Red223 (87.5%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue349.04°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 77 · B 8A

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