Recognised as Colour
#D6B1AE
- #D6B1AE
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#D6B1AE is a red with RGB values 214, 177, 174 and HSL 4°, 33%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#D6B1AE#D6B1AE
HEX#D6B1AE
RGBrgb(214, 177, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6941, 0.6824
RGB percentages83.9%, 69.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(4.5, 32.8%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.5, 18.7%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 17.3%, 18.7%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,070,190
CSS custom property--colour: #D6B1AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#294E51
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AED3D6
Analogous#D6AEBF, #D6C5AE
Triadic#AED6B1, #B1AED6
Split complementary#AED6C5, #AEBFD6
Tetradic#BFD6AE, #AED3D6, #C5AED6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G177
B174
Red214 (83.9%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue4.5°
Saturation (HSL)32.79%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G B1 · B AE
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