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Recognised as Colour

#DAA9AE

  • #DAA9AE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#DAA9AE is a red with RGB values 218, 169, 174 and HSL 354°, 40%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#DAA9AE#DAA9AE
HEX#DAA9AE
RGBrgb(218, 169, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.6627, 0.6824
RGB percentages85.5%, 66.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(353.9, 39.8%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.9, 22.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 22.5%, 20.2%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,330,286
CSS custom property--colour: #DAA9AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#255651

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B1B0AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB9ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E4A5ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A9DAD5
Analogous#DAA9C6, #DABCA9
Triadic#AEDAA9, #A9AEDA
Split complementary#A9DABC, #A9C6DA
Tetradic#C7DAA9, #A9DAD5, #BDA9DA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F0F1
Lighter +10%#E9CDD0
Darker −10%#CB858C
Darker −20%#BB626B
Darker −30%#A44650
Darker −40%#80373E
More saturated +25%#E99AA2
Less saturated −25%#CBB8BA

Channel breakdown

R218
G169
B174
Red218 (85.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue353.88°
Saturation (HSL)39.84%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G A9 · B AE

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