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Recognised as Colour

#D3C9CD

  • #D3C9CD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D3C9CD is a red with RGB values 211, 201, 205 and HSL 336°, 10%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D3C9CD#D3C9CD
HEX#D3C9CD
RGBrgb(211, 201, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.7882, 0.8039
RGB percentages82.7%, 78.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(336, 10.2%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 4.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 2.8%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,879,757
CSS custom property--colour: #D3C9CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#2C3632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CACBCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCCCCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#D5C9CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 5Silver · ΔE 5.9Gainsboro · ΔE 7.3Thistle · ΔE 12.5Misty rose · ΔE 13Dark grey · ΔE 13.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 5.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9D3CF
Analogous#D3C9D2, #D3CAC9
Triadic#CDD3C9, #C9CDD3
Split complementary#C9D3CA, #C9D2D3
Tetradic#D2D3C9, #C9D3CF, #CAC9D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAE5E7
Darker −10%#BCADB3
Darker −20%#A59199
Darker −30%#8E757F
Darker −40%#735D66
More saturated +25%#DFBDCB
Less saturated −25%#CECECE

Channel breakdown

R211
G201
B205
Red211 (82.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)10.2%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D3 · G C9 · B CD

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