Information about #DC5557 color

#DC5557 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DC5557 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(220, 85, 87) — 86.3% red, 33.3% green, 34.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 53 / 52 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DC5557 presents itself as a vivid, lively red — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pale Red (#D9544D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Valentine Red (#E55451) and Valencia (#D4574E).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 85, 87) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DC5557 color variations

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

#DC5557 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DC5557 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DC5557 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DC5557 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DC5557 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
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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
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#569BDC
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DC5557

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

Pale Red color link
Pale Red

#D9544D

Valentine Red color link
Valentine Red

#E55451

Valencia color link
Valencia

#D4574E

Brilliant Red color link
Brilliant Red

#E75151

Warm Red color link
Warm Red

#E6534E

Lychee color link
Lychee

#DC5349

Roman color link
Roman

#D8625B

Material Girl color link
Material Girl

#E85560

Jelly Bean color link
Jelly Bean

#DA614E

Mandy color link
Mandy

#CD525B

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

#DC5557 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DC5557
  • RGB220, 85, 87
  • CMYK0, 53, 52, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 85, 87)
  • HSL359°, 66%, 60%
  • HSL Precise359.111°, 65.854%, 59.804%
  • HSV359°, 61%, 86%
  • HSB359°, 61%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.333, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.333, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.333, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDC5557
  • DECIMAL ID14439767
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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