What color is #DC3C48?

#DC3C48 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Poppy Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DC3C48?

The RGB value is 220, 60, 72: 220 red, 60 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DC3C48?

The complementary color is #3CDCD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC3C48?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DC3C48 color

#DC3C48 rgb(220, 60, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #DC3C48 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 23.5% green and 28.2% blue (220, 60, 72).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 70% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 67% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Poppy Red (#DD3845), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#DC3C48 color codes

HEX	`#DC3C48`
RGB	`rgb(220, 60, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 23.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 70%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 73%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 67%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, 61.89, 30.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 69.12, 26.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.304, 18.92, 8.081)`
Decimal	`14433352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DC3C48, 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 #DC3C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DC3C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #DC3C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc3c48; }
.text { color: #dc3c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc3c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 60 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc3c48, #dc803c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

Questions

What color is #DC3C48?: #DC3C48 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Poppy Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DC3C48?: The RGB value is 220, 60, 72: 220 red, 60 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DC3C48?: The complementary color is #3CDCD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC3C48?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.