#dc0516 Color Information

#dc0516 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #dc0516. In RGB, it consists of 86.3% Red, 2.0% Green, and 8.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 97.7% Magenta, 90% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 355.3°, with saturation of 95.6% and lightness of 44.1%. The decimal value for #dc0516 is 14419222, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc0000. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #dc0516 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#dc0516 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color220, 5, 22 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color86.3%, 2.0%, 8.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.137, 0.980, 0.914 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.977, 0.9, 0.137 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color355.3°, 95.6%, 44.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color355.3°, 97.7%, 86.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color29.714, 15.382, 2.162 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color220, 5, 22 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14419222 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color46.153, 71.447, 53.003 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)46.153, 88.960, 36.570 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color46.153, 148.457, 30.176 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color39.220, 66.602, 24.186 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.629, 0.325, 15.382 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292609302 / 0xffdc0516 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc0000 Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #dc0516

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #dc0516, its pure hue is 355.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 95.6%, and its lightness is 44.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #dc0516, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c0103 to #c10413.

Tints of #dc0516

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #dc0516, its pure hue is 355.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 95.6%, and its lightness is 44.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #dc0516, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e02433 to #fbe0e2.

Tones of #dc0516

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #dc0516, its pure hue is 355.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 95.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #dc0516, which range from #717171 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e10012 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #dc0516

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #dc0516! For #dc0516, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #dc0516. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #dc0516

This color, #dc0516, consists of 86.3% Red, 2.0% Green, and 8.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 220, Green = 5, Blue = 22. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #dc0516 is 0% Cyan, 97.7% Magenta, 90% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R86.3%
C0.0%
G2.0%
M97.7%
B8.6%
Y90.0%
K13.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 220 5 22
Octal 334 5 26
Hexa #dc #05 #16
Binary 11011100 00000101 00010110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 97 90 13
Octal 0 141 132 15
Hexa #00 #61 #5a #0d
Binary 00000000 01100001 01011010 00001101

Analogous Colors of #dc0516

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #dc0516 — which has hue 355.3° — its analogous colors are located at 25.3° and 355.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc0516.

Triadic Colors of #dc0516

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #dc0516 — which has hue 355.3° — its triadic colors are located at 115.3° and 355.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc0516.

Complementary Color of #dc0516

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #dc0516 — which has hue 355.3° — its complementary color is located at 175.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc0516.

Split Complementary Colors of #dc0516

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #dc0516 — which has hue 355.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 145.3° and 355.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc0516.

Tetradic Colors of #dc0516

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #dc0516 — which has hue 355.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 265.3°, 355.3°, 85.3°, and 175.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc0516.

Monochromatic Colors of #dc0516

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #dc0516, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6d040c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fd5462 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #dc0516

We want to make getting started with #dc0516 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #dc0516 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #dc0516 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #dc0516 with other HTML elements.

#dc0516 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #dc0516.
<span style="color: #dc0516;">The color of this text is #dc0516.</span>

#dc0516 Background Color

The background color for this text is #dc0516.
<div style="background-color: #dc0516; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #dc0516.</div>

#dc0516 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #dc0516.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #dc0516;">This color for the shadow of this text is #dc0516.</span>

#dc0516 Border Color

This is a div with border color #dc0516.
<div style="border: #dc0516 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #dc0516.</div>

#dc0516 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #dc0516 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dc0516; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dc0516 on a white background.</div></div>

#dc0516 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #dc0516 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dc0516; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dc0516 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #dc0516 to White

This is a gradient from #dc0516 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dc0516,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dc0516,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dc0516,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dc0516,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dc0516 to white.</div>

Gradient from #dc0516 to Black

This is a gradient from #dc0516 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dc0516,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dc0516,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dc0516,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dc0516,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dc0516 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #dc0516

In addition to using #dc0516 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #dc0516 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #dc0516, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 220, Green = 5, Blue = 22). If you need details about the color coordinates of #dc0516 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #dc0516
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(220, 5, 22)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #dc0516; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #dc0516; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #dc0516; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(220, 5, 22);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#dc0516")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:220, green:5, blue:22, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:220 green:5 blue:22 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(220f, 5f, 22f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(220, 5, 22);
 

#dc0516 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #dc0516 the same way. For those with color blindness, #dc0516 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #dc0516 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #dc0516 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #dc0516 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #dc0516 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #dc0516 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #dc0516 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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