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Recognised as Colour

#DCABA8

  • #DCABA8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#DCABA8 is a red with RGB values 220, 171, 168 and HSL 3°, 43%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#DCABA8#DCABA8
HEX#DCABA8
RGBrgb(220, 171, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6706, 0.6588
RGB percentages86.3%, 67.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(3.5, 42.6%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.5, 23.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 22.3%, 23.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,461,864
CSS custom property--colour: #DCABA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#235457

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B4B1A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0BAA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E7A6AAno 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 text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A8D9DC
Analogous#DCA8BF, #DCC5A8
Triadic#A8DCAB, #ABA8DC
Split complementary#A8DCC5, #A8BFDC
Tetradic#BFDCA8, #A8D9DC, #C5A8DC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F1F1
Lighter +10%#EBCECC
Darker −10%#CD8884
Darker −20%#BF655F
Darker −30%#A84943
Darker −40%#833935
More saturated +25%#EB9E99
Less saturated −25%#CDB8B7

Channel breakdown

R220
G171
B168
Red220 (86.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue3.46°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G AB · B A8

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