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Recognised as Colour

#DBA8A5

  • #DBA8A5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#DBA8A5 is a red with RGB values 219, 168, 165 and HSL 3°, 43%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#DBA8A5#DBA8A5
HEX#DBA8A5
RGBrgb(219, 168, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6588, 0.6471
RGB percentages85.9%, 65.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(3.3, 42.9%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.3, 24.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 23.3%, 24.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,395,557
CSS custom property--colour: #DBA8A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#24575A

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B2AFA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB8A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E6A3A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A5D8DB
Analogous#DBA5BD, #DBC3A5
Triadic#A5DBA8, #A8A5DB
Split complementary#A5DBC3, #A5BDDB
Tetradic#BDDBA5, #A5D8DB, #C3A5DB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8EEEE
Lighter +10%#EACBC9
Darker −10%#CC8581
Darker −20%#BE625C
Darker −30%#A54742
Darker −40%#813833
More saturated +25%#EB9A95
Less saturated −25%#CBB6B5

Channel breakdown

R219
G168
B165
Red219 (85.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue3.33°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G A8 · B A5

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