All About Color #DC042C

#DC042C

About #DC042C

#DC042C is a medium red color with the hex code #DC042C. In RGB it is red 220, green 4, blue 44; in HSL it is hue 349°, saturation 96%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 0%, 98%, 80%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 5.13:1 on white and 4.10:1 on black.

#DC042C Color Conversion

Hex tripletDC, 04, 2C
CMYK0.00%, 98.18%, 80.00%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal220, 4, 44
HSL349°, 96%, 44%
RGB Octal334, 4, 54
HSV (HSB)348.89°, 98.18%, 86.27%
RGB Binary11011100, 100, 101100
CIE-L*AB46.29, 71.99, 42.10
RGB Percent86.27%, 1.57%, 17.25%
CIE-L*CH46.29, 83.39, 30.32
XYZ30.01, 15.48, 3.79
CIE-L*UV46.29, 144.96, 24.64
xyY0.61, 0.31, 15.48
Hunter-Lab39.35, 67.28, 21.83
RYB86.27%, 1.57%, 17.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DC042C on a dark background: contrast 4.10:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#DC042C on a light background: contrast 5.13:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DC042C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#DC042C · #FB4163 · #82031A · #04DCB4 · #41FBD9

Analogous palette

#B404DC · #DC0498 · #DC042C · #DC4904 · #DCB404

Triadic palette

#DC042C · #2CDC04 · #042CDC · #FB4163 · #63FB41

Tetradic palette

#DC042C · #98DC04 · #04DCB4 · #4904DC · #82031A

Monochromatic palette

#46010E · #91031D · #DC042C · #FB3257 · #FC7D94

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