Recognised as Colour

#D79BA5

#D79BA5
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#D79BA5 is a red with RGB values 215, 155, 165 and HSL 350°, 43%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#D79BA5

RGBrgb(215, 155, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6078, 0.6471

RGB percentages84.3%, 60.8%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(350, 42.9%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350, 27.9%, 84.3%)

CMYK0%, 27.9%, 23.3%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,130,085

CSS custom property--colour: #D79BA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1

Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#28645A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4A4A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2AFA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E2979Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.7 Light pink · ΔE 12 Pink · ΔE 13.7 Thistle · ΔE 19.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.8 Dark grey · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BD7CD

Analogous#D79BC3, #D7AF9B

Triadic#A5D79B, #9BA5D7

Split complementary#9BD7AF, #9BC3D7

Tetradic#C3D79B, #9BD7CD, #AF9BD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4E4E7

Lighter +10%#E6BFC6

Darker −10%#C87784

Darker −20%#BA5263

Darker −30%#9B3E4E

Darker −40%#772F3B

More saturated +25%#E98A99

Less saturated −25%#C5ACB1

Channel breakdown

R215

G155

B165

Red215 (84.3%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue350°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D7 · G 9B · B A5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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