Recognised as Colour
#D6A899
- #D6A899
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#D6A899 is a red with RGB values 214, 168, 153 and HSL 15°, 43%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#D6A899#D6A899
HEX#D6A899
RGBrgb(214, 168, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6588, 0.6
RGB percentages83.9%, 65.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(14.8, 42.7%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.8, 28.5%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 21.5%, 28.5%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,067,865
CSS custom property--colour: #D6A899;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#295766
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99C7D6
Analogous#D699A8, #D6C799
Triadic#99D6A8, #A899D6
Split complementary#99D6C6, #99A9D6
Tetradic#A8D699, #99C7D6, #C699D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G168
B153
Red214 (83.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue14.75°
Saturation (HSL)42.66%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G A8 · B 99
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