Colour

#D99DB1

#D99DB1
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#D99DB1 is a red with RGB values 217, 157, 177 and HSL 340°, 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 Light pink.

Colour values

#D99DB1#D99DB1

HEX#D99DB1

RGBrgb(217, 157, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6157, 0.6941

RGB percentages85.1%, 61.6%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(340, 44.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 27.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 27.6%, 18.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,261,681

CSS custom property--colour: #D99DB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#26624E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4A7B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2B1B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E39AA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.4 Pink · ΔE 13.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 13.7 Thistle · ΔE 17 Plum · ΔE 21.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DD9C5

Analogous#D99DCF, #D9A79D

Triadic#B1D99D, #9DB1D9

Split complementary#9DD9A7, #9DCFD9

Tetradic#CFD99D, #9DD9C5, #A79DD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6E7EC

Lighter +10%#E7C2CE

Darker −10%#CB7894

Darker −20%#BD5477

Darker −30%#9F3E5E

Darker −40%#7B3049

More saturated +25%#EA8CAB

Less saturated −25%#C8AEB7

Channel breakdown

R217

G157

B177

Red217 (85.1%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)44.12%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 9D · B B1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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