Recognised as Colour
#D6B2B3
- #D6B2B3
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#D6B2B3 is a red with RGB values 214, 178, 179 and HSL 358°, 31%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#D6B2B3#D6B2B3
HEX#D6B2B3
RGBrgb(214, 178, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.698, 0.702
RGB percentages83.9%, 69.8%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(358.3, 30.5%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.3, 16.8%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 16.4%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,070,451
CSS custom property--colour: #D6B2B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#294D4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2D6D5
Analogous#D6B2C5, #D6C3B2
Triadic#B3D6B2, #B2B3D6
Split complementary#B2D6C3, #B2C5D6
Tetradic#C5D6B2, #B2D6D5, #C3B2D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G178
B179
Red214 (83.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue358.33°
Saturation (HSL)30.51%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G B2 · B B3
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