Colour

#D98C8E

#D98C8E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#D98C8E is a red with RGB values 217, 140, 142 and HSL 358°, 50%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#D98C8E

RGBrgb(217, 140, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.549, 0.5569

RGB percentages85.1%, 54.9%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(358.4, 50.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.4, 35.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 35.5%, 34.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,257,294

CSS custom property--colour: #D98C8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#267371

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B988Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADA68Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E7848Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.6 Light coral · ΔE 15.7 Light pink · ΔE 16.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 17 Pink · ΔE 19.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CD9D7

Analogous#D98CB4, #D9B18C

Triadic#8ED98C, #8C8ED9

Split complementary#8CD9B1, #8CB4D9

Tetradic#B4D98C, #8CD9D7, #B18CD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2D9D9

Lighter +10%#E6B2B4

Darker −10%#CC6668

Darker −20%#C03F43

Darker −30%#993335

Darker −40%#732628

More saturated +25%#EC797C

Less saturated −25%#C69FA0

Channel breakdown

R217

G140

B142

Red217 (85.1%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue358.44°

Saturation (HSL)50.33%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 8C · B 8E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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