#dc9d99

Color #dc9d99

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.38 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#dc9d99

RGB

rgb(220, 157, 153)

HSL

hsl(3.6, 48.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.6, 30.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 30.5%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(70.62, 22.94, 11.46)

LCH

lch(70.62, 25.64, 26.55)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.076, 23.09)

HWB

hwb(3.6, 60%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99d8dc

Analogous

#dc99b6

#dc9d99

#dcbe99

Triadic

#dc9d99

#99dc9d

#9d99dc

Split-complementary

#dc9d99

#99dcbe

#99b6dc

Tetradic

#dc9d99

#d8dc99

#99d8dc

#9d99dc

Square

#dc9d99

#b6dc99

#99d8dc

#be99dc

Shades

Color #dc9d99 mixed toward black.

#cc706b

#b94740

#8b3530

#5d2320

#2e1210

Tints

Color #dc9d99 mixed toward white.

#e2adaa

#e8bebb

#edcecc

#f3dedd

#f9efee

Tones

Color #dc9d99 mixed toward gray.

#d6a29e

#d1a7a4

#cbacaa

#c6b1af

#c0b5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c39a · ΔE 29.3

Deuteranopia

#c7cc9a · ΔE 32.3

Tritanopia

#d99b9b · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 19.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dc9d99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dc9d99]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#dc9d99 (#dc9d99) is rgb(220, 157, 153) in RGB.

No, #dc9d99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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