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Recognised as Colour

#D9998F

  • #D9998F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#D9998F is a red with RGB values 217, 153, 143 and HSL 8°, 49%, 71%. 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

#D9998F#D9998F
HEX#D9998F
RGBrgb(217, 153, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6, 0.5608
RGB percentages85.1%, 60%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(8.1, 49.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.1, 34.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 29.5%, 34.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,260,623
CSS custom property--colour: #D9998F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#266670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A18Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AE8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E79196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.4Dark salmon · ΔE 14Light pink · ΔE 16.3Pink · ΔE 18.6Light coral · ΔE 20.9Tan · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FCFD9
Analogous#D98FAA, #D9BE8F
Triadic#8FD999, #998FD9
Split complementary#8FD9BE, #8FAAD9
Tetradic#AAD98F, #8FCFD9, #BE8FD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3DEDB
Lighter +10%#E6BCB5
Darker −10%#CC7669
Darker −20%#BF5443
Darker −30%#9B4234
Darker −40%#743228
More saturated +25%#EC8B7C
Less saturated −25%#C6A7A2

Channel breakdown

R217
G153
B143
Red217 (85.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue8.11°
Saturation (HSL)49.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 99 · B 8F

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