Recognised as Colour
#D8C4CE
- #D8C4CE
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D8C4CE is a red with RGB values 216, 196, 206 and HSL 330°, 20%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D8C4CE#D8C4CE
HEX#D8C4CE
RGBrgb(216, 196, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7686, 0.8078
RGB percentages84.7%, 76.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(330, 20.4%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 9.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 4.6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,206,158
CSS custom property--colour: #D8C4CE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.71:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#273B31
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4D8CE
Analogous#D8C4D8, #D8C4C4
Triadic#CED8C4, #C4CED8
Split complementary#C4D8C4, #C4D8D8
Tetradic#D8D8C4, #C4D8CE, #C4C4D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G196
B206
Red216 (84.7%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)20.41%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G C4 · B CE
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