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Recognised as Colour

#DC9BB6

  • #DC9BB6
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#DC9BB6 is a red with RGB values 220, 155, 182 and HSL 335°, 48%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#DC9BB6#DC9BB6
HEX#DC9BB6
RGBrgb(220, 155, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6078, 0.7137
RGB percentages86.3%, 60.8%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(335.1, 48.1%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.1, 29.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 29.5%, 17.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,457,782
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9BB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#236449

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A1A7B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B2B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E699A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9BDCC1
Analogous#DC9BD7, #DCA19B
Triadic#B6DC9B, #9BB6DC
Split complementary#9BDCA1, #9BD7DC
Tetradic#D7DC9B, #9BDCC1, #A19BDC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6E7ED
Lighter +10%#E9C1D2
Darker −10%#CF759A
Darker −20%#C24F7F
Darker −30%#A43A66
Darker −40%#7F2C4F
More saturated +25%#ED8AB3
Less saturated −25%#CBACB9

Channel breakdown

R220
G155
B182
Red220 (86.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue335.08°
Saturation (HSL)48.15%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 9B · B B6

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