Recognised as Colour
#D7BDC5
- #D7BDC5
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D7BDC5 is a red with RGB values 215, 189, 197 and HSL 342°, 25%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D7BDC5#D7BDC5
HEX#D7BDC5
RGBrgb(215, 189, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.7412, 0.7725
RGB percentages84.3%, 74.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(341.5, 24.5%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 12.1%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 8.4%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,138,821
CSS custom property--colour: #D7BDC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#28423A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDD7CF
Analogous#D7BDD2, #D7C2BD
Triadic#C5D7BD, #BDC5D7
Split complementary#BDD7C2, #BDD2D7
Tetradic#D2D7BD, #BDD7CF, #C2BDD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G189
B197
Red215 (84.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue341.54°
Saturation (HSL)24.53%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G BD · B C5
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