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#dc6151 color: Deep Sea Coral

#dc6151 is rgb(220, 97, 81) in RGB and oklch(64.249% 0.15759 29.565) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

64.2%
0.158
30°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • red-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #dc6151

#dc6151 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.58:1 contrast and black text 5.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Coral (#d86157). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #dc6151 mixed with white

  1. dc6151
  2. e27262
  3. e78373
  4. eb9385
  5. f0a296
  6. f3b2a7
  7. f7c1b8
  8. fad1ca
  9. fce0db
  10. fef0ed

Darker: #dc6151 mixed with black

  1. dc6151
  2. bf5345
  3. a3463a
  4. 88392f
  5. 6e2d24
  6. 54211a
  7. 3c1510
  8. 260b07
  9. 110302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #dc6151 with less saturation

  1. dc6151
  2. d56758
  3. ce6d5e
  4. c77265
  5. c0766b
  6. b87b71
  7. b07f77
  8. a8837c
  9. 9f8682
  10. 968a87

Questions about #dc6151

What color is #dc6151?

#dc6151 is soft red. The closest named color is Deep Sea Coral. In RGB it is rgb(220, 97, 81), in HSL hsl(6.91, 66.51%, 59.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.249% 0.15759 29.565).

What colors go well with #dc6151?

The complementary color of #dc6151 is #00a1b8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d65e8a and #d07100. The triadic partners are #30a655 and #6785ec.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc6151?

White text reads better on #dc6151: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and black gives 5.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc6151 a warm or cool color?

#dc6151 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.158.