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Recognised as Colour

#DF8CAC

  • #DF8CAC
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DF8CAC is a red with RGB values 223, 140, 172 and HSL 337°, 56%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DF8CAC#DF8CAC
HEX#DF8CAC
RGBrgb(223, 140, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.549, 0.6745
RGB percentages87.5%, 54.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(336.9, 56.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.9, 37.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 37.2%, 22.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,650,540
CSS custom property--colour: #DF8CAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#207353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969CADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAAAAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#EB8897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.6Light pink · ΔE 17.7Plum · ΔE 19.7Pink · ΔE 20.9Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7Light coral · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CDFBF
Analogous#DF8CD6, #DF958C
Triadic#ACDF8C, #8CACDF
Split complementary#8CDF95, #8CD6DF
Tetradic#D5DF8C, #8CDFBF, #958CDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5DCE6
Lighter +10%#EAB4C9
Darker −10%#D4648F
Darker −20%#C93C72
Darker −30%#A42E5B
Darker −40%#7C2345
More saturated +25%#F17AA8
Less saturated −25%#CD9EB0

Channel breakdown

R223
G140
B172
Red223 (87.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue336.87°
Saturation (HSL)56.46%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 8C · B AC

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