Recognised as Colour
#D8B6B2
- #D8B6B2
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#D8B6B2 is a red with RGB values 216, 182, 178 and HSL 6°, 33%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#D8B6B2#D8B6B2
HEX#D8B6B2
RGBrgb(216, 182, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7137, 0.698
RGB percentages84.7%, 71.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(6.3, 32.8%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 17.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.7%, 17.6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,202,546
CSS custom property--colour: #D8B6B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#27494D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2D4D8
Analogous#D8B2C1, #D8C9B2
Triadic#B2D8B6, #B6B2D8
Split complementary#B2D8C9, #B2C1D8
Tetradic#C1D8B2, #B2D4D8, #C9B2D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G182
B178
Red216 (84.7%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue6.32°
Saturation (HSL)32.76%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G B6 · B B2
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