Recognised as Colour
#DCB8AE
- #DCB8AE
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#DCB8AE is a red with RGB values 220, 184, 174 and HSL 13°, 40%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#DCB8AE#DCB8AE
HEX#DCB8AE
RGBrgb(220, 184, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7216, 0.6824
RGB percentages86.3%, 72.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(13, 39.7%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13, 20.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 16.4%, 20.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,465,198
CSS custom property--colour: #DCB8AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#234751
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AED2DC
Analogous#DCAEBB, #DCCFAE
Triadic#AEDCB8, #B8AEDC
Split complementary#AEDCCF, #AEBBDC
Tetradic#BBDCAE, #AED2DC, #CFAEDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G184
B174
Red220 (86.3%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue13.04°
Saturation (HSL)39.66%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G B8 · B AE
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