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Recognised as Colour

#D9C5C7

  • #D9C5C7
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D9C5C7 is a red with RGB values 217, 197, 199 and HSL 354°, 21%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D9C5C7#D9C5C7
HEX#D9C5C7
RGBrgb(217, 197, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7725, 0.7804
RGB percentages85.1%, 77.3%, 78%
HSLhsl(354, 20.8%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354, 9.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 8.3%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,271,943
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C5C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.76:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#263A38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C8C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCCBC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DDC4C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 8.2Silver · ΔE 8.3Gainsboro · ΔE 10Misty rose · ΔE 12Thistle · ΔE 12.3Dark grey · ΔE 14.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5D9D7
Analogous#D9C5D1, #D9CDC5
Triadic#C7D9C5, #C5C7D9
Split complementary#C5D9CD, #C5D1D9
Tetradic#D1D9C5, #C5D9D7, #CDC5D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDE4E5
Darker −10%#C5A6A9
Darker −20%#B1878B
Darker −30%#9C696E
Darker −40%#7F5358
More saturated +25%#E5B9BD
Less saturated −25%#CFCFCF

Channel breakdown

R217
G197
B199
Red217 (85.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue354°
Saturation (HSL)20.83%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C5 · B C7

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