#dc6255

Color #dc6255

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 9.56 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#dc6255

RGB

rgb(220, 98, 85)

HSL

hsl(5.8, 65.9%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.8, 61.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 61.4%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(56.69, 46.83, 30.87)

LCH

lch(56.69, 56.09, 33.39)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.1557, 28.29)

HWB

hwb(5.8, 33.3%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55cfdc

Analogous

#dc558b

#dc6255

#dca655

Triadic

#dc6255

#55dc62

#6255dc

Split-complementary

#dc6255

#55dca6

#558bdc

Tetradic

#dc6255

#cfdc55

#55cfdc

#6255dc

Square

#dc6255

#8bdc55

#55cfdc

#a655dc

Shades

Color #dc6255 mixed toward black.

#d33c2b

#a93023

#7e241a

#541811

#2a0c09

Tints

Color #dc6255 mixed toward white.

#e27c71

#e8968e

#eeb0aa

#f3cbc6

#f9e5e3

Tones

Color #dc6255 mixed toward gray.

#d16b60

#c6746b

#ba7d77

#af8682

#a48f8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b358 · ΔE 43.3

Deuteranopia

#bac259 · ΔE 48

Tritanopia

#d85b5b · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dc6255;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dc6255]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#dc6255 (#dc6255) is rgb(220, 98, 85) in RGB.

No, #dc6255 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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