Recognised as Colour

#D6B4B9

#D6B4B9
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#D6B4B9 is a red with RGB values 214, 180, 185 and HSL 351°, 29%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#D6B4B9

RGBrgb(214, 180, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7059, 0.7255

RGB percentages83.9%, 70.6%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(351.2, 29.3%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 15.9%, 83.9%)

CMYK0%, 15.9%, 13.6%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,070,969

CSS custom property--colour: #D6B4B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#294B46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9B9B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0BFB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DDB2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.9 Silver · ΔE 13.3 Pink · ΔE 13.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.1 Dark grey · ΔE 15 Light grey · ΔE 15.5

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B4D6D1

Analogous#D6B4CA, #D6C0B4

Triadic#B9D6B4, #B4B9D6

Split complementary#B4D6C0, #B4CAD6

Tetradic#CAD6B4, #B4D6D1, #C0B4D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF6F7

Lighter +10%#E8D5D8

Darker −10%#C4939A

Darker −20%#B2727B

Darker −30%#9C5560

Darker −40%#7B434B

More saturated +25%#E5A6AF

Less saturated −25%#C8C3C3

Channel breakdown

R214

G180

B185

Red214 (83.9%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue351.18°

Saturation (HSL)29.31%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D6 · G B4 · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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