Colour

#DCBAB8

#DCBAB8
Red
Light
Nearest: Silver

#DCBAB8 is a red with RGB values 220, 186, 184 and HSL 3°, 34%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#DCBAB8#DCBAB8

HEX#DCBAB8

RGBrgb(220, 186, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7294, 0.7216

RGB percentages86.3%, 72.9%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(3.3, 34%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.3, 16.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 15.5%, 16.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,465,720

CSS custom property--colour: #DCBAB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#234547

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0BEB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8C4B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E4B7BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 13.1 Pink · ΔE 13.6 Light grey · ΔE 14.5 Misty rose · ΔE 14.7 Thistle · ΔE 14.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8DADC

Analogous#DCB8C8, #DCCCB8

Triadic#B8DCBA, #BAB8DC

Split complementary#B8DCCC, #B8C8DC

Tetradic#C8DCB8, #B8DADC, #CCB8DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFCFC

Lighter +10%#EDDBDA

Darker −10%#CB9996

Darker −20%#BA7874

Darker −30%#A85853

Darker −40%#864642

More saturated +25%#E9AEAB

Less saturated −25%#CFC6C5

Channel breakdown

R220

G186

B184

Red220 (86.3%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue3.33°

Saturation (HSL)33.96%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G BA · B B8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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