Information about #DC8A71 color

#DC8A71 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DC8A71 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 138, 113) — 86.3% red, 54.1% green, 44.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 42 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DC8A71 reads as a energetic, saturated red and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Middle Red (#E58E73). Nearby in the Register you will also find Burning Sand (#D99376) and Asmodeus Pink (#D68275).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 138, 113) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #DC8A71 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DC8A71 color variations

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

#DC8A71 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 #DC8A71

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

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Burning Sand color link
Burning Sand

#D99376

Feldspar color link
Feldspar

#D19275

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Sea Pink color link
Sea Pink

#DB817E

My Pink color link
My Pink

#D68B80

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DC8A71
  • RGB220, 138, 113
  • CMYK0, 32, 42, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 138, 113)
  • HSL14°, 60%, 65%
  • HSL Precise14.019°, 60.452%, 65.294%
  • HSV14°, 49%, 86%
  • HSB14°, 49%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.541, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.541, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.541, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDC8A71
  • DECIMAL ID14453361
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01