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Recognised as Colour

#DF979D

  • #DF979D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#DF979D is a red with RGB values 223, 151, 157 and HSL 355°, 53%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#DF979D#DF979D
HEX#DF979D
RGBrgb(223, 151, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5922, 0.6157
RGB percentages87.5%, 59.2%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(355, 52.9%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355, 32.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 32.3%, 29.6%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,653,341
CSS custom property--colour: #DF979D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#206862

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A29Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5AF9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EC9099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 11.8Rosy brown · ΔE 12.5Pink · ΔE 15.1Light coral · ΔE 19.3Dark salmon · ΔE 19.8Pale violetred · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97DFD9
Analogous#DF97C1, #DFB597
Triadic#9DDF97, #979DDF
Split complementary#97DFB5, #97C1DF
Tetradic#C1DF97, #97DFD9, #B597DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E5E7
Lighter +10%#EBBEC2
Darker −10%#D37078
Darker −20%#C74953
Darker −30%#A9343E
Darker −40%#82282F
More saturated +25%#F0868F
Less saturated −25%#CEA8AB

Channel breakdown

R223
G151
B157
Red223 (87.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue355°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 97 · B 9D

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