Recognised as Colour
#D9BABC
- #D9BABC
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#D9BABC is a red with RGB values 217, 186, 188 and HSL 356°, 29%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#D9BABC#D9BABC
HEX#D9BABC
RGBrgb(217, 186, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7294, 0.7373
RGB percentages85.1%, 72.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(356.1, 29%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.1, 14.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 13.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,269,116
CSS custom property--colour: #D9BABC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#264543
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAD9D7
Analogous#D9BACC, #D9C7BA
Triadic#BCD9BA, #BABCD9
Split complementary#BAD9C7, #BACCD9
Tetradic#CCD9BA, #BAD9D7, #C7BAD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G186
B188
Red217 (85.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue356.13°
Saturation (HSL)28.97%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G BA · B BC
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