Colour
#D8BCBC
- #D8BCBC
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#D8BCBC is a red with RGB values 216, 188, 188 and HSL 0°, 26%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#D8BCBC#D8BCBC
HEX#D8BCBC
RGBrgb(216, 188, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7373, 0.7373
RGB percentages84.7%, 73.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(0, 26.4%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 13%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 13%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,204,092
CSS custom property--colour: #D8BCBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.84:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#274343
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCD8D8
Analogous#D8BCCA, #D8CABC
Triadic#BCD8BC, #BCBCD8
Split complementary#BCD8CA, #BCCAD8
Tetradic#CAD8BC, #BCD8D8, #CABCD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G188
B188
Red216 (84.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)26.42%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G BC · B BC
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