Recognised as Colour
#DBAEAE
- #DBAEAE
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#DBAEAE is a red with RGB values 219, 174, 174 and HSL 0°, 38%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#DBAEAE#DBAEAE
HEX#DBAEAE
RGBrgb(219, 174, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6824, 0.6824
RGB percentages85.9%, 68.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(0, 38.5%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 20.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 20.5%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,397,102
CSS custom property--colour: #DBAEAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#245151
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEDBDB
Analogous#DBAEC4, #DBC4AE
Triadic#AEDBAE, #AEAEDB
Split complementary#AEDBC4, #AEC4DB
Tetradic#C4DBAE, #AEDBDB, #C4AEDB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G174
B174
Red219 (85.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G AE · B AE
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