Recognised as Colour
#D6B2C4
- #D6B2C4
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D6B2C4 is a red with RGB values 214, 178, 196 and HSL 330°, 31%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D6B2C4#D6B2C4
HEX#D6B2C4
RGBrgb(214, 178, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.698, 0.7686
RGB percentages83.9%, 69.8%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(330, 30.5%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 16.8%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 8.4%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,070,468
CSS custom property--colour: #D6B2C4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#294D3B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2D6C4
Analogous#D6B2D6, #D6B2B2
Triadic#C4D6B2, #B2C4D6
Split complementary#B2D6B2, #B2D6D6
Tetradic#D6D6B2, #B2D6C4, #B2B2D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G178
B196
Red214 (83.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)30.51%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G B2 · B C4
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