Colour

#D99CAD

#D99CAD
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#D99CAD is a red with RGB values 217, 156, 173 and HSL 343°, 45%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#D99CAD#D99CAD

HEX#D99CAD

RGBrgb(217, 156, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6118, 0.6784

RGB percentages85.1%, 61.2%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(343.3, 44.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.3, 28.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 28.1%, 20.3%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,261,421

CSS custom property--colour: #D99CAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#266352

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4A6AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2B1ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E399A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 11.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 12.5 Pink · ΔE 13.4 Thistle · ΔE 18 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6 Plum · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CD9C8

Analogous#D99CCC, #D9AA9C

Triadic#ADD99C, #9CADD9

Split complementary#9CD9AA, #9CCCD9

Tetradic#CBD99C, #9CD9C8, #AA9CD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5E6EA

Lighter +10%#E7C1CC

Darker −10%#CB778E

Darker −20%#BD5270

Darker −30%#9F3D58

Darker −40%#7A2F44

More saturated +25%#EA8BA5

Less saturated −25%#C8ADB5

Channel breakdown

R217

G156

B173

Red217 (85.1%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue343.28°

Saturation (HSL)44.53%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 9C · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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