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Recognised as Colour

#DF8874

  • #DF8874
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DF8874 is a red with RGB values 223, 136, 116 and HSL 11°, 63%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DF8874#DF8874
HEX#DF8874
RGBrgb(223, 136, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5333, 0.4549
RGB percentages87.5%, 53.3%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(11.2, 62.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 48%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 39%, 48%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,649,460
CSS custom property--colour: #DF8874;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#20778B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9472no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2A673no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F17B83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6Light coral · ΔE 12.9Light salmon · ΔE 13.4Salmon · ΔE 14.8Indian red · ΔE 18.4Rosy brown · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74CBDF
Analogous#DF7496, #DFBE74
Triadic#74DF88, #8874DF
Split complementary#74DFBD, #7496DF
Tetradic#95DF74, #74CBDF, #BD74DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF2F0
Lighter +20%#F2CFC7
Lighter +10%#E9AB9D
Darker −10%#D5654B
Darker −20%#C1482C
Darker −30%#973923
Darker −40%#6E2919
More saturated +25%#F47B5F
Less saturated −25%#CA9589

Channel breakdown

R223
G136
B116
Red223 (87.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue11.21°
Saturation (HSL)62.57%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 88 · B 74

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