Colour

#DCB2C2

#DCB2C2
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#DCB2C2 is a red with RGB values 220, 178, 194 and HSL 337°, 38%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#DCB2C2

RGBrgb(220, 178, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.698, 0.7608

RGB percentages86.3%, 69.8%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(337.1, 37.5%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.1, 19.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 19.1%, 11.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,463,682

CSS custom property--colour: #DCB2C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.19:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#234D3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6B9C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC0C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#E3B1B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.9 Pink · ΔE 11 Light pink · ΔE 13.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.8 Silver · ΔE 17.9 Dark grey · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B2DCCC

Analogous#DCB2D7, #DCB7B2

Triadic#C2DCB2, #B2C2DC

Split complementary#B2DCB7, #B2D7DC

Tetradic#D7DCB2, #B2DCCC, #B7B2DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCF8FA

Lighter +10%#ECD5DE

Darker −10%#CC8FA6

Darker −20%#BC6C8A

Darker −30%#A84D70

Darker −40%#853D58

More saturated +25%#EAA4BF

Less saturated −25%#CEC0C5

Channel breakdown

R220

G178

B194

Red220 (86.3%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue337.14°

Saturation (HSL)37.5%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G B2 · B C2

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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