Information about #DC323B color

#DC323B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DC323B falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 50, 59) — 86.3% red, 19.6% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 67 / 63 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DC323B reads as a vivid, lively red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rusty Red (#DA2C43). Slightly further away sit Jasper (#D73B3E) and Madder Lake Deep (#E32E30).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 50, 59) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.6:1. #DC323B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DC323B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DC323B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DC323B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DC323B
  • RGB220, 50, 59
  • CMYK0, 67, 63, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 50, 59)
  • HSL357°, 71%, 53%
  • HSL Precise356.824°, 70.833%, 52.941%
  • HSV357°, 77%, 86%
  • HSB357°, 77%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.196, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.196, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.196, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDC323B
  • DECIMAL ID14430779
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01