Colour

#D8CECD

#D8CECD
Red
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#D8CECD is a red with RGB values 216, 206, 205 and HSL 5°, 12%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D8CECD#D8CECD

HEX#D8CECD

RGBrgb(216, 206, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8078, 0.8039

RGB percentages84.7%, 80.8%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(5.5, 12.4%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 5.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK0%, 4.6%, 5.1%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,208,717

CSS custom property--colour: #D8CECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.63:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#273132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0CFCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2D1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DBCDCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 3.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 5.6 Silver · ΔE 6.9 Misty rose · ΔE 11.1 Linen · ΔE 12.6 Lavender blush · ΔE 13

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 3.85, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDD7D8

Analogous#D8CDD2, #D8D3CD

Triadic#CDD8CE, #CECDD8

Split complementary#CDD8D4, #CDD2D8

Tetradic#D2D8CD, #CDD7D8, #D4CDD8

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%#C2B2B0

Darker −20%#AB9694

Darker −30%#957A77

Darker −40%#7A625F

More saturated +25%#E3C5C2

Less saturated −25%#D3D3D3

Channel breakdown

R216

G206

B205

Red216 (84.7%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue5.45°

Saturation (HSL)12.36%

Lightness82.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D8 · G CE · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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