Recognised as Colour

#D79CA9

#D79CA9
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#D79CA9 is a red with RGB values 215, 156, 169 and HSL 347°, 42%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#D79CA9

RGBrgb(215, 156, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6118, 0.6627

RGB percentages84.3%, 61.2%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(346.8, 42.4%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.8, 27.4%, 84.3%)

CMYK0%, 27.4%, 21.4%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,130,345

CSS custom property--colour: #D79CA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1

Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#286356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4A5A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2B0A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E298A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.6 Light pink · ΔE 12 Pink · ΔE 13.4 Thistle · ΔE 18.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.8 Dark grey · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CD7CA

Analogous#D79CC7, #D7AD9C

Triadic#A9D79C, #9CA9D7

Split complementary#9CD7AD, #9CC7D7

Tetradic#C7D79C, #9CD7CA, #AC9CD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4E5E8

Lighter +10%#E6C0C9

Darker −10%#C87889

Darker −20%#BA536A

Darker −30%#9B3F53

Darker −40%#773040

More saturated +25%#E88B9F

Less saturated −25%#C6ADB3

Channel breakdown

R215

G156

B169

Red215 (84.3%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue346.78°

Saturation (HSL)42.45%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D7 · G 9C · B A9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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