Colour

#D9CDCD

#D9CDCD
Red
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#D9CDCD is a red with RGB values 217, 205, 205 and HSL 0°, 14%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D9CDCD#D9CDCD

HEX#D9CDCD

RGBrgb(217, 205, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8039, 0.8039

RGB percentages85.1%, 80.4%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(0, 13.6%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 5.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 5.5%, 5.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,273,997

CSS custom property--colour: #D9CDCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#263232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFCECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2D0CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#DCCCCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 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 text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 4.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 6.2 Silver · ΔE 7.2 Misty rose · ΔE 10.9 Lavender blush · ΔE 13 Linen · ΔE 13

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 4.57, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CDD9D9

Analogous#D9CDD3, #D9D3CD

Triadic#CDD9CD, #CDCDD9

Split complementary#CDD9D3, #CDD3D9

Tetradic#D3D9CD, #CDD9D9, #D3CDD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFEAEA

Darker −10%#C3B0B0

Darker −20%#AD9393

Darker −30%#977676

Darker −40%#7C5E5E

More saturated +25%#E4C2C2

Less saturated −25%#D3D3D3

Channel breakdown

R217

G205

B205

Red217 (85.1%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)13.64%

Lightness82.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G CD · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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