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#DC8B90

#dc8b90 ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc8b90 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 54.51% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.82% magenta, 34.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 356.3°, with 53.64% saturation and 70.39% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.3569

Complementary

  1. #dc8b90
  2. #8bdcd7

Split complementary

  1. #dc8b90
  2. #8bdcae
  3. #8bb8dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8bb8
  2. #dc8b90
  3. #dcae8b

Triadic

  1. #dc8b90
  2. #90dc8b
  3. #8b90dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc8b90
  2. #dcd78b
  3. #8bdcd7
  4. #8b90dc

Square

  1. #dc8b90
  2. #b8dc8b
  3. #8bdcd7
  4. #ae8bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #9e3037
  2. #ca5058
  3. #dc8b90
  4. #eec6c8
  5. #faeff0

Shades

#dc8b90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc8b90
  2. #c67d82
  3. #b06f73
  4. #9a6165
  5. #845356
  6. #6e4648
  7. #58383a
  8. #422a2b
  9. #2c1c1d
  10. #160e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc8b90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc8b90
  2. #e0979b
  3. #e3a2a6
  4. #e7aeb1
  5. #eab9bc
  6. #eec5c8
  7. #f1d1d3
  8. #f5dcde
  9. #f8e8e9
  10. #fcf3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc8b90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc8b90
  2. #d38a8e
  3. #ca898d
  4. #c0888b
  5. #b7878a
  6. #ae8688
  7. #a58486
  8. #9c8385
  9. #928283
  10. #898182
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc999b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9890 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea78f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb838d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89390 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c29d8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5868e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc8b90 {
  color: #dc8b90;
}
Background
.bg-dc8b90 {
  background-color: #dc8b90;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc8b90 {
  border: 2px solid #dc8b90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc8b90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 139 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 54% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc8b90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc8b90, #dcae8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc8b90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 139 144 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 5.71 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 5.81 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.02 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 6.93 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.27 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.67 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.41 #23746f Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Light Coral
#dc8b90  rgb(220, 139, 144)  hsl(356, 54%, 70%)  Light Coral
#8bdcd7  rgb(139, 220, 215)  hsl(176, 54%, 70%)  Pale Turquoise
#90dc8b  rgb(144, 220, 139)  hsl(116, 54%, 70%)  Pastel Green
#8b90dc  rgb(139, 144, 220)  hsl(236, 54%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue