Recognised as Colour

#D79FA9

#D79FA9
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#D79FA9 is a red with RGB values 215, 159, 169 and HSL 349°, 41%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#D79FA9

RGBrgb(215, 159, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6235, 0.6627

RGB percentages84.3%, 62.4%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(349.3, 41.2%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 26%, 84.3%)

CMYK0%, 26%, 21.4%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,131,113

CSS custom property--colour: #D79FA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#286056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7A8A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4B1A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E19BA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.7 Light pink · ΔE 11.8 Pink · ΔE 12.8 Thistle · ΔE 17.7 Dark grey · ΔE 22.5 Silver · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FD7CD

Analogous#D79FC5, #D7B19F

Triadic#A9D79F, #9FA9D7

Split complementary#9FD7B1, #9FC5D7

Tetradic#C5D79F, #9FD7CD, #B19FD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5E7EA

Lighter +10%#E6C3C9

Darker −10%#C87B89

Darker −20%#B95769

Darker −30%#9C4151

Darker −40%#78323F

More saturated +25%#E88E9E

Less saturated −25%#C6B0B4

Channel breakdown

R215

G159

B169

Red215 (84.3%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue349.29°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D7 · G 9F · B A9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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