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Recognised as Colour

#D9C2C4

  • #D9C2C4
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#D9C2C4 is a red with RGB values 217, 194, 196 and HSL 355°, 23%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#D9C2C4#D9C2C4
HEX#D9C2C4
RGBrgb(217, 194, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7608, 0.7686
RGB percentages85.1%, 76.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(354.8, 23.2%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.8, 10.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 9.7%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,271,172
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C2C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#263D3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C5C5C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAC9C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#DEC0C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#C2D9D7
Analogous#D9C2D0, #D9CBC2
Triadic#C4D9C2, #C2C4D9
Split complementary#C2D9CB, #C2D0D9
Tetradic#D0D9C2, #C2D9D7, #CBC2D9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDE1E2
Darker −10%#C5A3A6
Darker −20%#B28387
Darker −30%#9E6469
Darker −40%#804F54
More saturated +25%#E5B6BA
Less saturated −25%#CECECE

Channel breakdown

R217
G194
B196
Red217 (85.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue354.78°
Saturation (HSL)23.23%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C2 · B C4

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