Recognised as Colour

#D8C4C2

#D8C4C2
Red
Light
Nearest: Silver

#D8C4C2 is a red with RGB values 216, 196, 194 and HSL 5°, 22%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#D8C4C2#D8C4C2

HEX#D8C4C2

RGBrgb(216, 196, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7686, 0.7608

RGB percentages84.7%, 76.9%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(5.5, 22%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 10.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK0%, 9.3%, 10.2%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,206,146

CSS custom property--colour: #D8C4C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#273B3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8C6C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCCAC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DDC2C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.1 Light grey · ΔE 8.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.3 Misty rose · ΔE 12.2 Dark grey · ΔE 13.8 Thistle · ΔE 14.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C2D6D8

Analogous#D8C2CB, #D8CFC2

Triadic#C2D8C4, #C4C2D8

Split complementary#C2D8CF, #C2CBD8

Tetradic#CBD8C2, #C2D6D8, #CFC2D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#ECE2E1

Darker −10%#C4A6A3

Darker −20%#B08884

Darker −30%#9C6A65

Darker −40%#7E5450

More saturated +25%#E5BAB6

Less saturated −25%#CDCDCD

Channel breakdown

R216

G196

B194

Red216 (84.7%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue5.45°

Saturation (HSL)22%

Lightness80.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D8 · G C4 · B C2

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Colour values

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