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Colour

#D9CDCA

  • #D9CDCA
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D9CDCA is a red with RGB values 217, 205, 202 and HSL 12°, 16%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D9CDCA#D9CDCA
HEX#D9CDCA
RGBrgb(217, 205, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8039, 0.7922
RGB percentages85.1%, 80.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(12, 16.5%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 6.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 6.9%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,273,994
CSS custom property--colour: #D9CDCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.54:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#263235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCECAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D0CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#DCCCCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 4.9Gainsboro · ΔE 6.5Silver · ΔE 7.3Misty rose · ΔE 10.8Linen · ΔE 12.6Lavender blush · ΔE 13.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 4.87, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAD6D9
Analogous#D9CACE, #D9D5CA
Triadic#CAD9CD, #CDCAD9
Split complementary#CAD9D4, #CACED9
Tetradic#CED9CA, #CAD6D9, #D4CAD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEE9E8
Darker −10%#C4B1AC
Darker −20%#AE958F
Darker −30%#997971
Darker −40%#7D615A
More saturated +25%#E4C6BF
Less saturated −25%#D2D2D2

Channel breakdown

R217
G205
B202
Red217 (85.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)16.48%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G CD · B CA

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