Recognised as Colour

#D79CB2

#D79CB2
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#D79CB2 is a red with RGB values 215, 156, 178 and HSL 338°, 42%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#D79CB2#D79CB2

HEX#D79CB2

RGBrgb(215, 156, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6118, 0.698

RGB percentages84.3%, 61.2%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(337.6, 42.4%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.6, 27.4%, 84.3%)

CMYK0%, 27.4%, 17.2%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,130,354

CSS custom property--colour: #D79CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#28634D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2A6B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0B0B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E09AA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 13.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.2 Pink · ΔE 14.5 Thistle · ΔE 16.7 Plum · ΔE 20.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CD7C1

Analogous#D79CCF, #D7A49C

Triadic#B2D79C, #9CB2D7

Split complementary#9CD7A4, #9CCFD7

Tetradic#D0D79C, #9CD7C1, #A49CD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4E5EB

Lighter +10%#E6C0CE

Darker −10%#C87896

Darker −20%#BA5379

Darker −30%#9B3F61

Darker −40%#77304A

More saturated +25%#E88BAE

Less saturated −25%#C6ADB6

Channel breakdown

R215

G156

B178

Red215 (84.3%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue337.63°

Saturation (HSL)42.45%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D7 · G 9C · B B2

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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