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Recognised as Colour

#D8A6AD

  • #D8A6AD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#D8A6AD is a red with RGB values 216, 166, 173 and HSL 352°, 39%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#D8A6AD#D8A6AD
HEX#D8A6AD
RGBrgb(216, 166, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.651, 0.6784
RGB percentages84.7%, 65.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(351.6, 39.1%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 23.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 23.1%, 19.9%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,198,445
CSS custom property--colour: #D8A6AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#275952

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#ADADADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9B6ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E2A2A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A6D8D1
Analogous#D8A6C6, #D8B8A6
Triadic#ADD8A6, #A6ADD8
Split complementary#A6D8B8, #A6C6D8
Tetradic#C6D8A6, #A6D8D1, #B8A6D8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7EDEE
Lighter +10%#E8C9CE
Darker −10%#C8838C
Darker −20%#B95F6C
Darker −30%#9F4652
Darker −40%#7C3640
More saturated +25%#E896A1
Less saturated −25%#C8B6B9

Channel breakdown

R216
G166
B173
Red216 (84.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue351.6°
Saturation (HSL)39.06%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G A6 · B AD

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