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Recognised as Colour

#D38CA1

  • #D38CA1
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#D38CA1 is a red with RGB values 211, 140, 161 and HSL 342°, 45%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#D38CA1#D38CA1
HEX#D38CA1
RGBrgb(211, 140, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.549, 0.6314
RGB percentages82.7%, 54.9%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(342.3, 44.7%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.3, 33.6%, 82.7%)
CMYK0%, 33.6%, 23.7%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,864,097
CSS custom property--colour: #D38CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#2C735E

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9598A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A59Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DE8893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8CD3BE
Analogous#D38CC4, #D39B8C
Triadic#A1D38C, #8CA1D3
Split complementary#8CD39B, #8CC4D3
Tetradic#C4D38C, #8CD3BE, #9B8CD3

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFBFB
Lighter +20%#EFD6DD
Lighter +10%#E1B1BF
Darker −10%#C56783
Darker −20%#B44566
Darker −30%#8F3751
Darker −40%#6A293C
More saturated +25%#E77899
Less saturated −25%#BFA0A9

Channel breakdown

R211
G140
B161
Red211 (82.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue342.25°
Saturation (HSL)44.65%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D3 · G 8C · B A1

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