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#DC185A Color

#DC185A is rgb(220, 24, 90) in RGB, hsl(340, 80%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 59%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ruby (#E0115F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC185A
HEX#DC185A
RGBrgb(220, 24, 90)
HSLhsl(340, 80%, 48%)
HSVhsv(340, 89%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 59%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.221 10.5)
LABlab(48.51% 71.76 17.89)
LCHlch(48.51% 73.96 14.00)

What #DC185A 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 #DC185A, 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.

#DC185A Channel Values

How #DC185A 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 24 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 80% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 89% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 59% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.86:1 vs white · 4.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC185A 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 text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC185A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC185A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC185A; 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 #DC185A

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 #DC185A.

How #DC185A 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#DC185A
Protanopia#656559
Protanomaly#A35159
Deuteranopia#878751
Deuteranomaly#B06C55
Tritanopia#DA2828
Tritanomaly#DB2241
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC185A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dc185a: #DC185A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC185A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc185a': '#DC185A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.094, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_dc185a">#DC185A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DC185A"

More Pink Colors

#DC185A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DC185A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC185A?

#DC185A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(220, 24, 90) in RGB and hsl(340, 80%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ruby (#E0115F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.03.

What is the RGB value of #DC185A?

#DC185A is rgb(220, 24, 90) — red 220, green 24, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC185A?

#DC185A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 59%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC185A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DC185A scores 4.86:1 against white and 4.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC185A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC185A 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 17.61, which is visibly different.

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