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Recognised as Colour

#D9C6C0

  • #D9C6C0
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D9C6C0 is a red with RGB values 217, 198, 192 and HSL 14°, 25%, 80%. 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

#D9C6C0#D9C6C0
HEX#D9C6C0
RGBrgb(217, 198, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7765, 0.7529
RGB percentages85.1%, 77.6%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(14.4, 24.8%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.4, 11.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 11.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,272,192
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C6C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.79:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#26393F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAC8C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFCBC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DEC4C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 8.5Silver · ΔE 8.6Gainsboro · ΔE 10.2Misty rose · ΔE 11.8Dark grey · ΔE 14.3Antique white · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 8.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0D3D9
Analogous#D9C0C7, #D9D3C0
Triadic#C0D9C6, #C6C0D9
Split complementary#C0D9D3, #C0C6D9
Tetradic#C6D9C0, #C0D3D9, #D3C0D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECE3E0
Darker −10%#C6A9A0
Darker −20%#B38C80
Darker −30%#9F7061
Darker −40%#80594D
More saturated +25%#E6BFB3
Less saturated −25%#CDCDCD

Channel breakdown

R217
G198
B192
Red217 (85.1%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue14.4°
Saturation (HSL)24.75%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C6 · B C0

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