Recognised as Colour
#D8BCC7
- #D8BCC7
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D8BCC7 is a red with RGB values 216, 188, 199 and HSL 336°, 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
#D8BCC7#D8BCC7
HEX#D8BCC7
RGBrgb(216, 188, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7373, 0.7804
RGB percentages84.7%, 73.7%, 78%
HSLhsl(336.4, 26.4%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.4, 13%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 7.9%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,204,103
CSS custom property--colour: #D8BCC7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.94:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#274338
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCD8CD
Analogous#D8BCD5, #D8BFBC
Triadic#C7D8BC, #BCC7D8
Split complementary#BCD8BF, #BCD5D8
Tetradic#D5D8BC, #BCD8CD, #BFBCD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G188
B199
Red216 (84.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue336.43°
Saturation (HSL)26.42%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G BC · B C7
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