Recognised as Colour

#D9BFBB

#D9BFBB
Red
Light
Nearest: Silver

#D9BFBB is a red with RGB values 217, 191, 187 and HSL 8°, 28%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#D9BFBB#D9BFBB

HEX#D9BFBB

RGBrgb(217, 191, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.749, 0.7333

RGB percentages85.1%, 74.9%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(8, 28.3%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8, 13.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 12%, 13.8%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,270,395

CSS custom property--colour: #D9BFBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#264044

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4C2BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAC7BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E0BCBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 10.3 Light grey · ΔE 11.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1 Misty rose · ΔE 13.3 Dark grey · ΔE 14.3 Thistle · ΔE 15.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBD5D9

Analogous#D9BBC6, #D9CEBB

Triadic#BBD9BF, #BFBBD9

Split complementary#BBD9CE, #BBC6D9

Tetradic#C6D9BB, #BBD5D9, #CEBBD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFDFC

Lighter +10%#EBDEDC

Darker −10%#C7A09A

Darker −20%#B4817A

Darker −30%#A1635A

Darker −40%#804F48

More saturated +25%#E6B5AE

Less saturated −25%#CCC9C8

Channel breakdown

R217

G191

B187

Red217 (85.1%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue8°

Saturation (HSL)28.3%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G BF · B BB

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