Colour

#D6CECE

#D6CECE
Red
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#D6CECE is a red with RGB values 214, 206, 206 and HSL 0°, 9%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D6CECE#D6CECE

HEX#D6CECE

RGBrgb(214, 206, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8078, 0.8078

RGB percentages83.9%, 80.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(0, 8.9%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 3.7%, 83.9%)

CMYK0%, 3.7%, 3.7%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,077,646

CSS custom property--colour: #D6CECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.58:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#293131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFCFCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1D0CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D8CDCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 3.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 5.3 Silver · ΔE 6.4 Misty rose · ΔE 11.7 Linen · ΔE 13 Lavender blush · ΔE 13.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 3.15, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CED6D6

Analogous#D6CED2, #D6D2CE

Triadic#CED6CE, #CECED6

Split complementary#CED6D2, #CED2D6

Tetradic#D2D6CE, #CED6D6, #D2CED6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDEAEA

Darker −10%#BFB2B2

Darker −20%#A89696

Darker −30%#907B7B

Darker −40%#766262

More saturated +25%#E1C3C3

Less saturated −25%#D2D2D2

Channel breakdown

R214

G206

B206

Red214 (83.9%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)8.89%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D6 · G CE · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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