Colour

#D9BBC0

#D9BBC0
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#D9BBC0 is a red with RGB values 217, 187, 192 and HSL 350°, 28%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D9BBC0#D9BBC0

HEX#D9BBC0

RGBrgb(217, 187, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7333, 0.7529

RGB percentages85.1%, 73.3%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(350, 28.3%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350, 13.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 13.8%, 11.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,269,376

CSS custom property--colour: #D9BBC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.82:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#26443F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFBFC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6C4BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DFB9BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.9 Silver · ΔE 11.6 Light grey · ΔE 13.1 Pink · ΔE 13.7 Misty rose · ΔE 14.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBD9D4

Analogous#D9BBCF, #D9C5BB

Triadic#C0D9BB, #BBC0D9

Split complementary#BBD9C5, #BBCFD9

Tetradic#CFD9BB, #BBD9D4, #C5BBD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFCFD

Lighter +10%#EBDCDE

Darker −10%#C79AA2

Darker −20%#B47A83

Darker −30%#A15A66

Darker −40%#804851

More saturated +25%#E6AEB7

Less saturated −25%#CCC8C9

Channel breakdown

R217

G187

B192

Red217 (85.1%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue350°

Saturation (HSL)28.3%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G BB · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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