Recognised as Colour

#D9B2AB

#D9B2AB
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#D9B2AB is a red with RGB values 217, 178, 171 and HSL 9°, 38%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#D9B2AB

RGBrgb(217, 178, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.698, 0.6706

RGB percentages85.1%, 69.8%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(9.1, 37.7%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.1, 21.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 18%, 21.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,267,051

CSS custom property--colour: #D9B2AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1

Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#264D54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAB6AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3BEABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E2ADB0no 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 text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13 Pink · ΔE 14.7 Silver · ΔE 15.9 Light pink · ΔE 16.3 Dark grey · ΔE 17.1 Tan · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABD2D9

Analogous#D9ABBB, #D9C9AB

Triadic#ABD9B2, #B2ABD9

Split complementary#ABD9C9, #ABBBD9

Tetradic#BBD9AB, #ABD2D9, #C9ABD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F2F1

Lighter +10%#E9D2CE

Darker −10%#C99288

Darker −20%#B97265

Darker −30%#A25749

Darker −40%#7F4439

More saturated +25%#E8A79C

Less saturated −25%#CABDBA

Channel breakdown

R217

G178

B171

Red217 (85.1%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue9.13°

Saturation (HSL)37.7%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G B2 · B AB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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