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#DC9484

#dc9484 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc9484 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 58.04% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.73% magenta, 40% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 10.91°, with 55.7% saturation and 69.02% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.3806

Complementary

  1. #dc9484
  2. #84ccdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc9484
  2. #84dcc0
  3. #84a0dc

Analogous

  1. #dc84a0
  2. #dc9484
  3. #dcc084

Triadic

  1. #dc9484
  2. #84dc94
  3. #9484dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc9484
  2. #ccdc84
  3. #84ccdc
  4. #9484dc

Square

  1. #dc9484
  2. #a0dc84
  3. #84ccdc
  4. #c084dc

Monochromatic

  1. #9b402c
  2. #cb6048
  3. #dc9484
  4. #edc8c0
  5. #faf1ef

Shades

#dc9484 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc9484
  2. #c68577
  3. #b0766a
  4. #9a685c
  5. #84594f
  6. #6e4a42
  7. #583b35
  8. #422c28
  9. #2c1e1a
  10. #160f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc9484 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc9484
  2. #e09f90
  3. #e3a99d
  4. #e7b4a9
  5. #eabfb5
  6. #eecac2
  7. #f1d4ce
  8. #f5dfda
  9. #f8eae6
  10. #fcf4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc9484 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc9484
  2. #d39284
  3. #ca9083
  4. #c08e83
  5. #b78c82
  6. #ae8a82
  7. #a58882
  8. #9c8681
  9. #928481
  10. #898280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be9f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49d83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6ac83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb8a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd9a83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a384 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e58e8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc9484 {
  color: #dc9484;
}
Background
.bg-dc9484 {
  background-color: #dc9484;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc9484 {
  border: 2px solid #dc9484;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc9484;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 148 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 56% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc9484 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9484, #dcc084);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc9484 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 148 132 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.44 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.59 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.62 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.90 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.33 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 8.75 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.03 #236b7b Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#dc9484  rgb(220, 148, 132)  hsl(11, 56%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#84ccdc  rgb(132, 204, 220)  hsl(191, 56%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#84dc94  rgb(132, 220, 148)  hsl(131, 56%, 69%)  Granny Smith Apple
#9484dc  rgb(148, 132, 220)  hsl(251, 56%, 69%)  Medium Purple