Information about #DC8995 color

#DC8995 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DC8995 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(220, 137, 149) — 86.3% red, 53.7% green, 58.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 33 / 28 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DC8995 presents itself as a confidently colored earthy red — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Shimmering Blush (#D98695). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dusty Pink (#D58A94) and Ruddy Pink (#E18E96).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 137, 149) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DC8995: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DC8995 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DC8995 color variations

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

#DC8995 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DC8995 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DC8995 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DC8995 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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#DC8995 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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#89BFDC
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#89DCA6
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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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#DC89BF
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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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#96DC89
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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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#DCCF89
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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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#BFDC89
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#89DCCF
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#A689DC
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Nearest named colors to #DC8995

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

Shimmering Blush color link
Shimmering Blush

#D98695

Dusty Pink color link
Dusty Pink

#D58A94

Ruddy Pink color link
Ruddy Pink

#E18E96

Metallic Rouge color link
Metallic Rouge

#E48995

Vibrant Rose Gold color link
Vibrant Rose Gold

#DF8F9B

Dull Pink color link
Dull Pink

#D5869D

Light Amaranth color link
Light Amaranth

#E78B96

Can color link
Can

#D08A9B

Carissma color link
Carissma

#E68095

Petite Orchid color link
Petite Orchid

#DA9790

Puce color link
Puce

#CC8899

Pastel Berry color link
Pastel Berry

#ED8698

#DC8995 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DC8995
  • RGB220, 137, 149
  • CMYK0, 33, 28, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 137, 149)
  • HSL351°, 54%, 70%
  • HSL Precise351.325°, 54.248%, 70%
  • HSV351°, 38%, 86%
  • HSB351°, 38%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.537, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.537, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.537, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDC8995
  • DECIMAL ID14453141
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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