All About Color #DC2E42

#DC2E42

About #DC2E42

#DC2E42 is a medium red color with the hex code #DC2E42. In RGB it is red 220, green 46, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 353°, saturation 71%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 79%, 70%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 4.65:1 on white and 4.51:1 on black.

#DC2E42 Color Conversion

Hex tripletDC, 2E, 42
CMYK0.00%, 79.09%, 70.00%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal220, 46, 66
HSL353°, 71%, 52%
RGB Octal334, 56, 102
HSV (HSB)353.10°, 79.09%, 86.27%
RGB Binary11011100, 101110, 1000010
CIE-L*AB48.96, 65.92, 32.32
RGB Percent86.27%, 18.04%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH48.96, 73.42, 26.12
XYZ31.48, 17.56, 6.89
CIE-L*UV48.96, 128.02, 20.73
xyY0.56, 0.31, 17.56
Hunter-Lab41.91, 60.72, 19.59
RYB86.27%, 18.04%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DC2E42 on a dark background: contrast 4.51:1, passes WCAG AA.
#DC2E42 on a light background: contrast 4.65:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DC2E42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#DC2E42 · #E97C89 · #941928 · #2EDCC7 · #7CE9DC

Analogous palette

#C72EDC · #DC2E99 · #DC2E42 · #DC702E · #DCC72E

Triadic palette

#DC2E42 · #42DC2E · #2E42DC · #E97C89 · #89E97C

Tetradic palette

#DC2E42 · #99DC2E · #2EDCC7 · #702EDC · #941928

Monochromatic palette

#60101A · #A11B2B · #DC2E42 · #E76F7D · #F2B1B8

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