Recognised as Colour

#DCB3AD

#DCB3AD
Red
Light
Nearest: Rosy brown

#DCB3AD is a red with RGB values 220, 179, 173 and HSL 8°, 40%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#DCB3AD

RGBrgb(220, 179, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.702, 0.6784

RGB percentages86.3%, 70.2%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(7.7, 40.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.7, 21.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 18.6%, 21.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,463,917

CSS custom property--colour: #DCB3AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#234C52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBB8ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5BFADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#E6AEB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.3 Pink · ΔE 13.6 Light pink · ΔE 15.3 Silver · ΔE 16.4 Misty rose · ΔE 17.5 Dark grey · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADD6DC

Analogous#DCADBF, #DCCBAD

Triadic#ADDCB3, #B3ADDC

Split complementary#ADDCCB, #ADBFDC

Tetradic#BFDCAD, #ADD6DC, #CBADDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF5F4

Lighter +10%#EBD4D1

Darker −10%#CD9289

Darker −20%#BD7166

Darker −30%#A85448

Darker −40%#844239

More saturated +25%#EBA89E

Less saturated −25%#CDBEBC

Channel breakdown

R220

G179

B173

Red220 (86.3%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue7.66°

Saturation (HSL)40.17%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G B3 · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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