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Recognised as Colour

#D7CAC9

  • #D7CAC9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D7CAC9 is a red with RGB values 215, 202, 201 and HSL 4°, 15%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D7CAC9#D7CAC9
HEX#D7CAC9
RGBrgb(215, 202, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.7922, 0.7882
RGB percentages84.3%, 79.2%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(4.3, 14.9%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.3, 6.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 6.5%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,142,153
CSS custom property--colour: #D7CAC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.18:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#283536

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCCBC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFCEC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DAC9CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 5.3Silver · ΔE 6.7Gainsboro · ΔE 7.3Misty rose · ΔE 11.6Linen · ΔE 13.8Dark grey · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 5.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9D6D7
Analogous#D7C9CF, #D7D1C9
Triadic#C9D7CA, #CAC9D7
Split complementary#C9D7D1, #C9CFD7
Tetradic#CFD7C9, #C9D6D7, #D1C9D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDE7E6
Darker −10%#C1ADAC
Darker −20%#AC908E
Darker −30%#967471
Darker −40%#7A5C5A
More saturated +25%#E3C0BD
Less saturated −25%#D0D0D0

Channel breakdown

R215
G202
B201
Red215 (84.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue4.29°
Saturation (HSL)14.89%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G CA · B C9

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