#dc9e99

Color #dc9e99

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.41 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#dc9e99

RGB

rgb(220, 158, 153)

HSL

hsl(4.5, 48.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.5, 30.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 30.5%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(70.85, 22.4, 11.79)

LCH

lch(70.85, 25.31, 27.76)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0749, 24.2)

HWB

hwb(4.5, 60%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99d7dc

Analogous

#dc99b5

#dc9e99

#dcbf99

Triadic

#dc9e99

#99dc9e

#9e99dc

Split-complementary

#dc9e99

#99dcbf

#99b5dc

Tetradic

#dc9e99

#d7dc99

#99d7dc

#9e99dc

Square

#dc9e99

#b5dc99

#99d7dc

#bf99dc

Shades

Color #dc9e99 mixed toward black.

#cc726b

#b94940

#8b3630

#5d2420

#2e1210

Tints

Color #dc9e99 mixed toward white.

#e2aeaa

#e8bebb

#edcecc

#f3dfdd

#f9efee

Tones

Color #dc9e99 mixed toward gray.

#d6a39e

#d1a7a4

#cbacaa

#c6b1af

#c0b6b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c49a · ΔE 29.3

Deuteranopia

#c8cc9b · ΔE 31.5

Tritanopia

#d99b9b · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dc9e99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dc9e99]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#dc9e99 (#dc9e99) is rgb(220, 158, 153) in RGB.

No, #dc9e99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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