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Recognised as Colour

#D9CBCA

  • #D9CBCA
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D9CBCA is a red with RGB values 217, 203, 202 and HSL 4°, 16%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D9CBCA#D9CBCA
HEX#D9CBCA
RGBrgb(217, 203, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7961, 0.7922
RGB percentages85.1%, 79.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(4, 16.5%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4, 6.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 6.9%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,273,482
CSS custom property--colour: #D9CBCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.35:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#263435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDCDCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1CFCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DDCACBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 5.5Gainsboro · ΔE 7.2Silver · ΔE 7.3Misty rose · ΔE 11Linen · ΔE 13.4Lavender blush · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 5.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAD8D9
Analogous#D9CAD1, #D9D3CA
Triadic#CAD9CB, #CBCAD9
Split complementary#CAD9D3, #CAD1D9
Tetradic#D1D9CA, #CAD8D9, #D3CAD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEE8E8
Darker −10%#C4AEAC
Darker −20%#AE918F
Darker −30%#997471
Darker −40%#7D5C5A
More saturated +25%#E4C1BF
Less saturated −25%#D2D2D2

Channel breakdown

R217
G203
B202
Red217 (85.1%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue4°
Saturation (HSL)16.48%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G CB · B CA

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