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Recognised as Colour

#D9C3CE

  • #D9C3CE
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D9C3CE is a red with RGB values 217, 195, 206 and HSL 330°, 22%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D9C3CE#D9C3CE
HEX#D9C3CE
RGBrgb(217, 195, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7647, 0.8078
RGB percentages85.1%, 76.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(330, 22.4%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 10.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 5.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,271,438
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C3CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#263C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C7CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CACDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DCC3C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.5Silver · ΔE 10.5Light grey · ΔE 10.6Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1Misty rose · ΔE 14Lavender · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3D9CE
Analogous#D9C3D9, #D9C3C3
Triadic#CED9C3, #C3CED9
Split complementary#C3D9C3, #C3D9D9
Tetradic#D9D9C3, #C3D9CE, #C3C3D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDE2E8
Darker −10%#C5A4B4
Darker −20%#B1859B
Darker −30%#9E6582
Darker −40%#7F5168
More saturated +25%#E5B7CE
Less saturated −25%#CECECE

Channel breakdown

R217
G195
B206
Red217 (85.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)22.45%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C3 · B CE

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