Recognised as Colour

#D997AE

#D997AE
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#D997AE is a red with RGB values 217, 151, 174 and HSL 339°, 46%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#D997AE#D997AE

HEX#D997AE

RGBrgb(217, 151, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.5922, 0.6824

RGB percentages85.1%, 59.2%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(339.1, 46.5%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.1, 30.4%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 30.4%, 19.8%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,260,142

CSS custom property--colour: #D997AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#266851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FA3AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEAEACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E3949Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 13.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1 Pink · ΔE 15.6 Thistle · ΔE 19.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.7 Plum · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97D9C2

Analogous#D997CF, #D9A197

Triadic#AED997, #97AED9

Split complementary#97D9A1, #97CFD9

Tetradic#CFD997, #97D9C2, #A197D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4E2E8

Lighter +10%#E7BCCB

Darker −10%#CB7291

Darker −20%#BE4C74

Darker −30%#9D3A5C

Darker −40%#782C46

More saturated +25%#EB85A9

Less saturated −25%#C7A9B3

Channel breakdown

R217

G151

B174

Red217 (85.1%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue339.09°

Saturation (HSL)46.48%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 97 · B AE

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