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Recognised as Colour

#DB888A

  • #DB888A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#DB888A is a red with RGB values 219, 136, 138 and HSL 359°, 54%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#DB888A#DB888A
HEX#DB888A
RGBrgb(219, 136, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5333, 0.5412
RGB percentages85.9%, 53.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(358.6, 53.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.6, 37.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 37.9%, 37%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,387,338
CSS custom property--colour: #DB888A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#247775

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98958Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA589no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EA7F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 13Rosy brown · ΔE 16.1Dark salmon · ΔE 16.4Light pink · ΔE 17.8Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7Indian red · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88DBD9
Analogous#DB88B3, #DBB088
Triadic#8ADB88, #888ADB
Split complementary#88DBB0, #88B3DB
Tetradic#B3DB88, #88DBD9, #B088DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFDFD
Lighter +20%#F3D6D7
Lighter +10%#E7AFB0
Darker −10%#CF6164
Darker −20%#C23B3E
Darker −30%#9B2F32
Darker −40%#742325
More saturated +25%#EE7578
Less saturated −25%#C89B9C

Channel breakdown

R219
G136
B138
Red219 (85.9%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue358.55°
Saturation (HSL)53.55%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 88 · B 8A

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