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Recognised as Colour

#DF8974

  • #DF8974
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DF8974 is a red with RGB values 223, 137, 116 and HSL 12°, 63%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DF8974#DF8974
HEX#DF8974
RGBrgb(223, 137, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5373, 0.4549
RGB percentages87.5%, 53.7%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(11.8, 62.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.8, 48%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 38.6%, 48%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,649,716
CSS custom property--colour: #DF8974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#20768B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9572no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2A673no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F17C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 5.5Light salmon · ΔE 13.1Light coral · ΔE 13.5Salmon · ΔE 15.2Indian red · ΔE 19Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 5.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74CADF
Analogous#DF7494, #DFBF74
Triadic#74DF89, #8974DF
Split complementary#74DFBE, #7495DF
Tetradic#94DF74, #74CADF, #BE74DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF3F0
Lighter +20%#F2CFC7
Lighter +10%#E9AC9D
Darker −10%#D5664B
Darker −20%#C1492C
Darker −30%#973A23
Darker −40%#6E2A19
More saturated +25%#F47C5F
Less saturated −25%#CA9689

Channel breakdown

R223
G137
B116
Red223 (87.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue11.78°
Saturation (HSL)62.57%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 89 · B 74

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