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Recognised as Colour

#DF9C8C

  • #DF9C8C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DF9C8C is a red with RGB values 223, 156, 140 and HSL 12°, 56%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DF9C8C#DF9C8C
HEX#DF9C8C
RGBrgb(223, 156, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6118, 0.549
RGB percentages87.5%, 61.2%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(11.6, 56.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 37.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 30%, 37.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,654,604
CSS custom property--colour: #DF9C8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#206373

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA48Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBB28Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EE9398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.6Rosy brown · ΔE 14.9Light pink · ΔE 17.8Light salmon · ΔE 18.7Tan · ΔE 19.5Pink · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CCFDF
Analogous#DF8CA5, #DFC68C
Triadic#8CDF9C, #9C8CDF
Split complementary#8CDFC6, #8CA5DF
Tetradic#A5DF8C, #8CCFDF, #C68CDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5E1DC
Lighter +10%#EABEB4
Darker −10%#D47A64
Darker −20%#C9573C
Darker −30%#A4452E
Darker −40%#7C3423
More saturated +25%#F1917A
Less saturated −25%#CDA79E

Channel breakdown

R223
G156
B140
Red223 (87.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue11.57°
Saturation (HSL)56.46%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 9C · B 8C

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