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Recognised as Colour

#D8CDCD

  • #D8CDCD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D8CDCD is a red with RGB values 216, 205, 205 and HSL 0°, 12%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D8CDCD#D8CDCD
HEX#D8CDCD
RGBrgb(216, 205, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8039, 0.8039
RGB percentages84.7%, 80.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(0, 12.4%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 5.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.1%, 5.1%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,208,461
CSS custom property--colour: #D8CDCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.53:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#273232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D0CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#DBCCCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 4.2Gainsboro · ΔE 6Silver · ΔE 6.9Misty rose · ΔE 11.2Linen · ΔE 13.1Lavender blush · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 4.24, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDD8D8
Analogous#D8CDD3, #D8D3CD
Triadic#CDD8CD, #CDCDD8
Split complementary#CDD8D3, #CDD3D8
Tetradic#D3D8CD, #CDD8D8, #D3CDD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEEAEA
Darker −10%#C2B0B0
Darker −20%#AB9494
Darker −30%#957777
Darker −40%#7A5F5F
More saturated +25%#E3C2C2
Less saturated −25%#D3D3D3

Channel breakdown

R216
G205
B205
Red216 (84.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)12.36%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G CD · B CD

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