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#dc6950 color: Barely Brown

#dc6950 is rgb(220, 105, 80) in RGB and oklch(65.377% 0.14972 33.653) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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11°
100%

65.4%
0.150
34°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • red-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #dc6950

#dc6950 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 65.4% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 34°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.4:1 contrast and black text 6.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Barely Brown (#dd6655). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #dc6950 mixed with white

  1. dc6950
  2. e17962
  3. e68873
  4. eb9884
  5. efa696
  6. f3b5a7
  7. f6c4b8
  8. f9d3ca
  9. fbe2db
  10. fdf0ed

Darker: #dc6950 mixed with black

  1. dc6950
  2. bf5a44
  3. a34c39
  4. 883e2e
  5. 6e3124
  6. 54241a
  7. 3c1810
  8. 260c07
  9. 110402
  10. 020000

Calmer: #dc6950 with less saturation

  1. dc6950
  2. d56e58
  3. cf735f
  4. c87865
  5. c17c6c
  6. b98072
  7. b28379
  8. aa877f
  9. a28a85
  10. 998d8a

Questions about #dc6950

What color is #dc6950?

#dc6950 is soft red. The closest named color is Barely Brown. In RGB it is rgb(220, 105, 80), in HSL hsl(10.71, 66.67%, 58.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.377% 0.14972 33.653).

What colors go well with #dc6950?

The complementary color of #dc6950 is #00a4c2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d96486 and #ce7900. The triadic partners are #2daa64 and #7487eb.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc6950?

White text reads better on #dc6950: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and black gives 6.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc6950 a warm or cool color?

#dc6950 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 34 degrees, its lightness 65.4% and its chroma 0.15.