Recognised as Colour

#D99DAB

#D99DAB
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#D99DAB is a red with RGB values 217, 157, 171 and HSL 346°, 44%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#D99DAB#D99DAB

HEX#D99DAB

RGBrgb(217, 157, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6157, 0.6706

RGB percentages85.1%, 61.6%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(346, 44.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346, 27.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 27.6%, 21.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,261,675

CSS custom property--colour: #D99DAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#266254

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5A7ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3B1AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E499A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.4 Light pink · ΔE 11.4 Pink · ΔE 13 Thistle · ΔE 18.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.5 Dark grey · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DD9CB

Analogous#D99DC9, #D9AD9D

Triadic#ABD99D, #9DABD9

Split complementary#9DD9AD, #9DC9D9

Tetradic#C9D99D, #9DD9CB, #AD9DD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6E7EA

Lighter +10%#E7C2CB

Darker −10%#CB788C

Darker −20%#BD546C

Darker −30%#9F3E55

Darker −40%#7B3041

More saturated +25%#EA8CA2

Less saturated −25%#C8AEB4

Channel breakdown

R217

G157

B171

Red217 (85.1%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue346°

Saturation (HSL)44.12%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 9D · B AB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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