All About Color #DC9979

#DC9979

About #DC9979

#DC9979 is a light orange color with the hex code #DC9979. In RGB it is red 220, green 153, blue 121; in HSL it is hue 19°, saturation 59%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 0%, 30%, 45%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.88:1 on black.

#DC9979 Color Conversion

Hex tripletDC, 99, 79
CMYK0.00%, 30.45%, 45.00%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal220, 153, 121
HSL19°, 59%, 67%
RGB Octal334, 231, 171
HSV (HSB)19.39°, 45.00%, 86.27%
RGB Binary11011100, 10011001, 1111001
CIE-L*AB69.02, 21.35, 26.88
RGB Percent86.27%, 60.00%, 47.45%
CIE-L*CH69.02, 34.33, 51.54
XYZ44.36, 39.38, 23.35
CIE-L*UV69.02, 48.29, 30.80
xyY0.41, 0.37, 39.38
Hunter-Lab62.75, 16.36, 21.86
RYB86.27%, 65.99%, 47.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DC9979 on a dark background: contrast 8.88:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#DC9979 on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DC9979, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#DC9979 · #EFD0C2 · #C76233 · #79BDDC · #C2E1EF

Analogous palette

#DC79BD · #DC798B · #DC9979 · #DCCA79 · #BDDC79

Triadic palette

#DC9979 · #79DC99 · #9979DC · #EFD0C2 · #C2EFD0

Tetradic palette

#DC9979 · #8BDC79 · #79BDDC · #CA79DC · #C76233

Monochromatic palette

#964A27 · #CD6A3C · #DC9979 · #ECC7B6 · #FAEFEB

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