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Recognised as Colour

#D9A198

  • #D9A198
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#D9A198 is a red with RGB values 217, 161, 152 and HSL 8°, 46%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#D9A198#D9A198
HEX#D9A198
RGBrgb(217, 161, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6314, 0.5961
RGB percentages85.1%, 63.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(8.3, 46.1%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.3, 30%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 25.8%, 30%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,262,680
CSS custom property--colour: #D9A198;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#265E67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADA897no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAB397no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E69A9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.1Light pink · ΔE 15.1Pink · ΔE 16.3Dark salmon · ΔE 17.3Tan · ΔE 18.9Burlywood · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98D0D9
Analogous#D998AF, #D9C298
Triadic#98D9A1, #A198D9
Split complementary#98D9C1, #98B0D9
Tetradic#AFD998, #98D0D9, #C298D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4E5E3
Lighter +10%#E7C3BD
Darker −10%#CB7F73
Darker −20%#BE5D4D
Darker −30%#9E483A
Darker −40%#79372C
More saturated +25%#EB9486
Less saturated −25%#C7AEAA

Channel breakdown

R217
G161
B152
Red217 (85.1%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue8.31°
Saturation (HSL)46.1%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G A1 · B 98

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