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Recognised as Colour

#D9C3C3

  • #D9C3C3
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#D9C3C3 is a red with RGB values 217, 195, 195 and HSL 0°, 22%, 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

#D9C3C3#D9C3C3
HEX#D9C3C3
RGBrgb(217, 195, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7647, 0.7647
RGB percentages85.1%, 76.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(0, 22.4%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 10.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 10.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,271,427
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C3C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#263C3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C6C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBC9C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DEC1C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.7Light grey · ΔE 9.1Gainsboro · ΔE 10.9Misty rose · ΔE 12.3Thistle · ΔE 13.3Dark grey · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3D9D9
Analogous#D9C3CE, #D9CEC3
Triadic#C3D9C3, #C3C3D9
Split complementary#C3D9CE, #C3CED9
Tetradic#CED9C3, #C3D9D9, #CEC3D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDE2E2
Darker −10%#C5A4A4
Darker −20%#B18585
Darker −30%#9E6565
Darker −40%#7F5151
More saturated +25%#E5B7B7
Less saturated −25%#CECECE

Channel breakdown

R217
G195
B195
Red217 (85.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)22.45%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C3 · B C3

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