What color is #DC477B?

#DC477B is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Feverish Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DC477B?

The RGB value is 220, 71, 123: 220 red, 71 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DC477B?

The complementary color is #47DCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC477B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DC477B color

#DC477B rgb(220, 71, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DC477B is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 27.8% green and 48.2% blue (220, 71, 123).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 68% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 44% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Feverish Passion (#DE4D7B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#DC477B color codes

HEX	`#DC477B`
RGB	`rgb(220, 71, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 27.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 68%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 68%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 44%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, 61.63, 3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 61.74, 3.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.346, 21.157, 20.957)`
Decimal	`14436219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DC477B, 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 #DC477B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DC477B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #DC477B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc477b; }
.text { color: #dc477b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc477b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 71 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc477b, #dc5e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

Questions

What color is #DC477B?: #DC477B is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Feverish Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DC477B?: The RGB value is 220, 71, 123: 220 red, 71 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DC477B?: The complementary color is #47DCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC477B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.