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#DC7489 Color

#DC7489 is rgb(220, 116, 137) in RGB, hsl(348, 60%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 38%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC7489
HEX#DC7489
RGBrgb(220, 116, 137)
HSLhsl(348, 60%, 66%)
HSVhsv(348, 47%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 38%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.131 8.3)
LABlab(61.62% 42.97 7.98)
LCHlch(61.62% 43.71 10.52)

What #DC7489 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 #DC7489, 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.

#DC7489 Channel Values

How #DC7489 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 116 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 60% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 47% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 38% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.04:1 vs white · 6.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC7489 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 text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DC7489

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC7489; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DC7489

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

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How #DC7489 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#DC7489
Protanopia#8D8D88
Protanomaly#B28489
Deuteranopia#A0A085
Deuteranomaly#BB9187
Tritanopia#DB7777
Tritanomaly#DB767F
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC7489 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dc7489: #DC7489;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC7489;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc7489': '#DC7489' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.455, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_dc7489">#DC7489</color>
SVG fillfill="#DC7489"

More Red Colors

#DC7489 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DC7489 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC7489?

#DC7489 is a light red — rgb(220, 116, 137) in RGB and hsl(348, 60%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.23.

What is the RGB value of #DC7489?

#DC7489 is rgb(220, 116, 137) — red 220, green 116, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC7489?

#DC7489 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 38%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC7489 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DC7489 scores 3.04:1 against white and 6.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC7489 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC7489 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 7.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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