#dc9877 Color Information

#dc9877 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 #dc9877. In RGB, it consists of 86.3% Red, 59.6% Green, and 46.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 30.9% Magenta, 45.9% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 19.6°, with saturation of 59.1% and lightness of 66.5%. The decimal value for #dc9877 is 14456951, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #dc9877 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#dc9877 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color220, 152, 119 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color86.3%, 59.6%, 46.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.137, 0.404, 0.533 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.309, 0.459, 0.137 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color19.6°, 59.1%, 66.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color19.6°, 45.9%, 86.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color44.073, 39.004, 22.658 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color220, 168, 119 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14456951 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color68.754, 21.684, 27.609 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)68.754, 35.107, 51.854 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color68.754, 49.205, 31.483 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.453, 16.674, 22.206 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.417, 0.369, 39.004 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292647031 / 0xffdc9877 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9966 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #dc9877

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #dc9877, its pure hue is 19.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.1%, and its lightness is 66.5%. 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 #dc9877, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c130f to #c18568.

Tints of #dc9877

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #dc9877, its pure hue is 19.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.1%, and its lightness is 66.5%. 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 #dc9877, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e0a588 to #fbf2ee.

Tones of #dc9877

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #dc9877, its pure hue is 19.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.1%, 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 #dc9877, which range from #aaaaaa (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff8c54 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #dc9877

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #dc9877! For #dc9877, 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, #dc9877. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #dc9877

This color, #dc9877, consists of 86.3% Red, 59.6% Green, and 46.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 220, Green = 152, Blue = 119. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #dc9877 is 0% Cyan, 30.9% Magenta, 45.9% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R86.3%
C0.0%
G59.6%
M30.9%
B46.7%
Y45.9%
K13.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 220 152 119
Octal 334 230 167
Hexa #dc #98 #77
Binary 11011100 10011000 01110111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 30 45 13
Octal 0 36 55 15
Hexa #00 #1e #2d #0d
Binary 00000000 00011110 00101101 00001101

Analogous Colors of #dc9877

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #dc9877 — which has hue 19.6° — its analogous colors are located at 19.6° and 349.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc9877.

Triadic Colors of #dc9877

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 #dc9877 — which has hue 19.6° — its triadic colors are located at 19.6° and 259.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc9877.

Complementary Color of #dc9877

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #dc9877 — which has hue 19.6° — its complementary color is located at 199.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc9877.

Split Complementary Colors of #dc9877

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 #dc9877 — which has hue 19.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 19.6° and 229.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc9877.

Tetradic Colors of #dc9877

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 #dc9877 — which has hue 19.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 289.6°, 19.6°, 109.6°, and 199.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc9877.

Monochromatic Colors of #dc9877

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #dc9877, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #b06e4e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f6c8b2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #dc9877

We want to make getting started with #dc9877 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #dc9877 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #dc9877 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 #dc9877 with other HTML elements.

#dc9877 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #dc9877.
<span style="color: #dc9877;">The color of this text is #dc9877.</span>

#dc9877 Background Color

The background color for this text is #dc9877.
<div style="background-color: #dc9877; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #dc9877.</div>

#dc9877 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #dc9877.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #dc9877;">This color for the shadow of this text is #dc9877.</span>

#dc9877 Border Color

This is a div with border color #dc9877.
<div style="border: #dc9877 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #dc9877.</div>

#dc9877 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #dc9877 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dc9877; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dc9877 on a white background.</div></div>

#dc9877 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #dc9877 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dc9877; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dc9877 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #dc9877 to White

This is a gradient from #dc9877 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dc9877,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dc9877,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dc9877,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dc9877,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dc9877 to white.</div>

Gradient from #dc9877 to Black

This is a gradient from #dc9877 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dc9877,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dc9877,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dc9877,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dc9877,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dc9877 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #dc9877

In addition to using #dc9877 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 #dc9877 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #dc9877, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 220, Green = 152, Blue = 119). If you need details about the color coordinates of #dc9877 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 #dc9877
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(220, 152, 119)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #dc9877; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #dc9877; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #dc9877; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(220, 152, 119);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#dc9877")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:220, green:152, blue:119, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:220 green:152 blue:119 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(220f, 152f, 119f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(220, 152, 119);
 

#dc9877 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #dc9877 the same way. For those with color blindness, #dc9877 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #dc9877 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #dc9877 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 #dc9877 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 #dc9877 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 #dc9877 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 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text