Recognised as Colour

#DCB4AD

#DCB4AD
Red
Light
Nearest: Rosy brown

#DCB4AD is a red with RGB values 220, 180, 173 and HSL 9°, 40%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#DCB4AD

RGBrgb(220, 180, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7059, 0.6784

RGB percentages86.3%, 70.6%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(8.9, 40.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.9, 21.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 18.2%, 21.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,464,173

CSS custom property--colour: #DCB4AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1

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

Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#234B52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCB9ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5C0ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#E6AFB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 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 text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.7 Pink · ΔE 14 Light pink · ΔE 15.8 Silver · ΔE 16.2 Misty rose · ΔE 17.2 Tan · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADD5DC

Analogous#DCADBE, #DCCCAD

Triadic#ADDCB4, #B4ADDC

Split complementary#ADDCCC, #ADBDDC

Tetradic#BEDCAD, #ADD5DC, #CCADDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF5F4

Lighter +10%#EBD5D1

Darker −10%#CD9389

Darker −20%#BD7366

Darker −30%#A85648

Darker −40%#844439

More saturated +25%#EBAA9E

Less saturated −25%#CDBEBC

Channel breakdown

R220

G180

B173

Red220 (86.3%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue8.94°

Saturation (HSL)40.17%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G B4 · B AD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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