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#DC094C Color

#DC094C is rgb(220, 9, 76) in RGB, hsl(341, 92%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 65%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Carmine (#D10047), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC094C
HEX#DC094C
RGBrgb(220, 9, 76)
HSLhsl(341, 92%, 45%)
HSVhsv(341, 96%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 65%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.225 14.5)
LABlab(47.70% 72.86 25.50)
LCHlch(47.70% 77.19 19.29)

What #DC094C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DC094C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#DC094C Channel Values

How #DC094C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 220 · G 9 · B 768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 341° · S 92% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 341° · S 96% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 65% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.02:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC094C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC094C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC094C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC094C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DC094C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DC094C.

How #DC094C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DC094C
Protanopia#63634A
Protanomaly#A24E4B
Deuteranopia#868641
Deuteranomaly#AF6A45
Tritanopia#DB1C1C
Tritanomaly#DB1635
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC094C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dc094c: #DC094C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC094C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc094c': '#DC094C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.035, blue: 0.298)
Android XML<color name="color_dc094c">#DC094C</color>
SVG fillfill="#DC094C"

More Pink Colors

#DC094C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DC094C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC094C?

#DC094C is a mid-tone pink — rgb(220, 9, 76) in RGB and hsl(341, 92%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Carmine (#D10047), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.48.

What is the RGB value of #DC094C?

#DC094C is rgb(220, 9, 76) — red 220, green 9, and blue 76 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC094C?

#DC094C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 65%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC094C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DC094C scores 5.02:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC094C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC094C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.11, which is visibly different.

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