Recognised as Colour
#D8BCC2
- #D8BCC2
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D8BCC2 is a red with RGB values 216, 188, 194 and HSL 347°, 26%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D8BCC2#D8BCC2
HEX#D8BCC2
RGBrgb(216, 188, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7373, 0.7608
RGB percentages84.7%, 73.7%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(347.1, 26.4%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.1, 13%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 10.2%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,204,098
CSS custom property--colour: #D8BCC2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#27433D
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 text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCD8D2
Analogous#D8BCD0, #D8C4BC
Triadic#C2D8BC, #BCC2D8
Split complementary#BCD8C4, #BCD0D8
Tetradic#D0D8BC, #BCD8D2, #C4BCD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G188
B194
Red216 (84.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue347.14°
Saturation (HSL)26.42%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G BC · B C2
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