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#DC494C

#dc494c ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc494c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 28.63% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.82% magenta, 65.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 358.78°, with 67.74% saturation and 57.45% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.205

Complementary

  1. #dc494c
  2. #49dcd9

Split complementary

  1. #dc494c
  2. #49dc90
  3. #4995dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4995
  2. #dc494c
  3. #dc9049

Triadic

  1. #dc494c
  2. #4cdc49
  3. #494cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc494c
  2. #dcd949
  3. #49dcd9
  4. #494cdc

Square

  1. #dc494c
  2. #95dc49
  3. #49dcd9
  4. #9049dc

Monochromatic

  1. #751719
  2. #b62326
  3. #dc494c
  4. #e8898b
  5. #f5c9ca

Shades

#dc494c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc494c
  2. #c64244
  3. #b03a3d
  4. #9a3335
  5. #842c2e
  6. #6e2526
  7. #581d1e
  8. #421617
  9. #2c0f0f
  10. #160708
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc494c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc494c
  2. #e05b5e
  3. #e36d70
  4. #e78082
  5. #ea9294
  6. #eea4a6
  7. #f1b6b7
  8. #f5c8c9
  9. #f8dbdb
  10. #fceded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc494c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc494c
  2. #d34f51
  3. #ca5456
  4. #c05a5c
  5. #b75f61
  6. #ae6566
  7. #a56a6b
  8. #9c7070
  9. #927576
  10. #897b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6c6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #71694b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968948 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1234c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a75e4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6744a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9364c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc494c {
  color: #dc494c;
}
Background
.bg-dc494c {
  background-color: #dc494c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc494c {
  border: 2px solid #dc494c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc494c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 73 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc494c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc494c, #dc9049);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc494c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 73 76 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.43 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.51 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.84 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.84 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.24 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.46 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.51 #23b6b3 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Indian Red
#dc494c  rgb(220, 73, 76)  hsl(359, 68%, 57%)  Indian Red
#49dcd9  rgb(73, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 68%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#4cdc49  rgb(76, 220, 73)  hsl(119, 68%, 57%)  Malachite
#494cdc  rgb(73, 76, 220)  hsl(239, 68%, 57%)  Iris