Colour
#DBB9C6
- #DBB9C6
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DBB9C6 is a red with RGB values 219, 185, 198 and HSL 337°, 32%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DBB9C6#DBB9C6
HEX#DBB9C6
RGBrgb(219, 185, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7255, 0.7765
RGB percentages85.9%, 72.5%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(337.1, 32.1%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.1, 15.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 9.6%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,399,942
CSS custom property--colour: #DBB9C6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.77:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#244639
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9DBCE
Analogous#DBB9D7, #DBBDB9
Triadic#C6DBB9, #B9C6DB
Split complementary#B9DBBD, #B9D7DB
Tetradic#D7DBB9, #B9DBCE, #BDB9DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G185
B198
Red219 (85.9%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue337.06°
Saturation (HSL)32.08%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G B9 · B C6
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