Recognised as Colour
#D9BCBF
- #D9BCBF
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#D9BCBF is a red with RGB values 217, 188, 191 and HSL 354°, 28%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#D9BCBF#D9BCBF
HEX#D9BCBF
RGBrgb(217, 188, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7373, 0.749
RGB percentages85.1%, 73.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(353.8, 27.6%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.8, 13.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 12%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,269,631
CSS custom property--colour: #D9BCBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#264340
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCD9D6
Analogous#D9BCCE, #D9C8BC
Triadic#BFD9BC, #BCBFD9
Split complementary#BCD9C8, #BCCED9
Tetradic#CED9BC, #BCD9D6, #C8BCD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G188
B191
Red217 (85.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue353.79°
Saturation (HSL)27.62%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G BC · B BF
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