All About Color #DC7979

#DC7979

About #DC7979

#DC7979 is a light red color with the hex code #DC7979. In RGB it is red 220, green 121, blue 121; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 59%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 0%, 45%, 45%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 2.98:1 on white and 7.05:1 on black.

#DC7979 Color Conversion

Hex tripletDC, 79, 79
CMYK0.00%, 45.00%, 45.00%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal220, 121, 121
HSL0°, 59%, 67%
RGB Octal334, 171, 171
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 45.00%, 86.27%
RGB Binary11011100, 1111001, 1111001
CIE-L*AB61.89, 38.36, 17.22
RGB Percent86.27%, 47.45%, 47.45%
CIE-L*CH61.89, 42.05, 24.18
XYZ39.80, 30.27, 21.83
CIE-L*UV61.89, 69.84, 15.06
xyY0.43, 0.33, 30.27
Hunter-Lab55.02, 32.85, 14.98
RYB86.27%, 47.45%, 47.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DC7979 on a dark background: contrast 7.05:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#DC7979 on a light background: contrast 2.98:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DC7979, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#DC7979 · #EFC2C2 · #C73333 · #79DCDC · #C2EFEF

Analogous palette

#DC79DC · #DC79AB · #DC7979 · #DCAB79 · #DCDC79

Triadic palette

#DC7979 · #79DC79 · #7979DC · #EFC2C2 · #C2EFC2

Tetradic palette

#DC7979 · #ABDC79 · #79DCDC · #AB79DC · #C73333

Monochromatic palette

#962727 · #CD3C3C · #DC7979 · #ECB6B6 · #FAEBEB

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