Recognised as Colour
#DAB9BD
- #DAB9BD
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DAB9BD is a red with RGB values 218, 185, 189 and HSL 353°, 31%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DAB9BD#DAB9BD
HEX#DAB9BD
RGBrgb(218, 185, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7255, 0.7412
RGB percentages85.5%, 72.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(352.7, 30.8%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.7, 15.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 13.3%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,334,397
CSS custom property--colour: #DAB9BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.66:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#254642
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9DAD6
Analogous#DAB9CD, #DAC5B9
Triadic#BDDAB9, #B9BDDA
Split complementary#B9DAC5, #B9CDDA
Tetradic#CEDAB9, #B9DAD6, #C6B9DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G185
B189
Red218 (85.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue352.73°
Saturation (HSL)30.84%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G B9 · B BD
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