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Recognised as Colour

#D9989E

  • #D9989E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#D9989E is a red with RGB values 217, 152, 158 and HSL 354°, 46%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#D9989E#D9989E
HEX#D9989E
RGBrgb(217, 152, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.5961, 0.6196
RGB percentages85.1%, 59.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(354.5, 46.1%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 30%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 30%, 27.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,260,382
CSS custom property--colour: #D9989E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#266761

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A29Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2AE9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E5929Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.9Light pink · ΔE 12.2Pink · ΔE 14.8Dark salmon · ΔE 21.3Light coral · ΔE 22Thistle · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98D9D3
Analogous#D998BF, #D9B298
Triadic#9ED998, #989ED9
Split complementary#98D9B2, #98BED9
Tetradic#BED998, #98D9D3, #B298D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4E3E4
Lighter +10%#E7BDC1
Darker −10%#CB737B
Darker −20%#BE4D58
Darker −30%#9E3A43
Darker −40%#792C33
More saturated +25%#EB8690
Less saturated −25%#C7AAAC

Channel breakdown

R217
G152
B158
Red217 (85.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue354.46°
Saturation (HSL)46.1%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 98 · B 9E

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