Colour

#D9CECB

#D9CECB
Red
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#D9CECB is a red with RGB values 217, 206, 203 and HSL 13°, 16%, 82%. 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

#D9CECB#D9CECB

HEX#D9CECB

RGBrgb(217, 206, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8078, 0.7961

RGB percentages85.1%, 80.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(12.9, 15.6%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.9, 6.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 6.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,274,251

CSS custom property--colour: #D9CECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.64:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#263134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0CFCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3D1CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DCCDCDno 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 text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 4.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 6.1 Silver · ΔE 7.3 Misty rose · ΔE 10.8 Linen · ΔE 12.3 Lavender blush · ΔE 13.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 4.46, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBD6D9

Analogous#D9CBCF, #D9D5CB

Triadic#CBD9CE, #CECBD9

Split complementary#CBD9D5, #CBCFD9

Tetradic#CFD9CB, #CBD6D9, #D5CBD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFEAE8

Darker −10%#C3B2AE

Darker −20%#AE9690

Darker −30%#987B73

Darker −40%#7D625B

More saturated +25%#E4C8C0

Less saturated −25%#D2D2D2

Channel breakdown

R217

G206

B203

Red217 (85.1%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue12.86°

Saturation (HSL)15.56%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G CE · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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