What color is #DC4333?

#DC4333 is a moderate red known as Punch. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Punch?

The RGB value is 220, 67, 51: 220 red, 67 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Punch?

The complementary color is #33CCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC4333?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Punch color: hex code #DC4333

#DC4333 rgb(220, 67, 51)

Shades of red

Punch has the hex code #DC4333. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 26.3% green and 20% blue (220, 67, 51).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 71% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 77% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

Punch (#DC4333) color codes

HEX	`#DC4333`
RGB	`rgb(220, 67, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 26.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 71%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 77%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 77%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.24, 58.47, 43.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.24, 72.8, 36.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.124, 19.474, 5.199)`
Decimal	`14435123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Punch, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DC4333	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DC4333 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DC4333 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc4333; }
.text { color: #dc4333; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc4333; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 67 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc4333, #dc9833); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DC4333 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DC4333?: #DC4333 is a moderate red known as Punch. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Punch?: The RGB value is 220, 67, 51: 220 red, 67 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Punch?: The complementary color is #33CCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC4333?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.