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#DC6150 Color

#DC6150 is rgb(220, 97, 80) in RGB, hsl(7, 67%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 64%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC6150
HEX#DC6150
RGBrgb(220, 97, 80)
HSLhsl(7, 67%, 59%)
HSVhsv(7, 64%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 64%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.158 30)
LABlab(57.06% 48.31 34.52)
LCHlch(57.06% 59.37 35.55)

What #DC6150 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 #DC6150, 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 red in the library.

#DC6150 Channel Values

How #DC6150 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 97 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 67% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 64% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 64% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.58:1 vs white · 5.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC6150 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC6150 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC6150

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC6150; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DC6150

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 #DC6150.

How #DC6150 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#DC6150
Protanopia#81814F
Protanomaly#AD764F
Deuteranopia#999947
Deuteranomaly#B7864B
Tritanopia#DD5F5F
Tritanomaly#DC6059
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC6150 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dc6150: #DC6150;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC6150;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc6150': '#DC6150' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.380, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_dc6150">#DC6150</color>
SVG fillfill="#DC6150"

More Red Colors

#DC6150 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DC6150 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC6150?

#DC6150 is a mid-tone red — rgb(220, 97, 80) in RGB and hsl(7, 67%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.37.

What is the RGB value of #DC6150?

#DC6150 is rgb(220, 97, 80) — red 220, green 97, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC6150?

#DC6150 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 64%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC6150 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DC6150 scores 3.58:1 against white and 5.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC6150 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC6150 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 11.76, which is visibly different.

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