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Colour

#DCBABF

  • #DCBABF
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DCBABF is a red with RGB values 220, 186, 191 and HSL 351°, 33%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DCBABF#DCBABF
HEX#DCBABF
RGBrgb(220, 186, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7294, 0.749
RGB percentages86.3%, 72.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(351.2, 32.7%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 15.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 13.2%, 13.7%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,465,727
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBABF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.82:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#234540

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BFBFBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6C5BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#E3B8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BADCD7
Analogous#DCBAD0, #DCC6BA
Triadic#BFDCBA, #BABFDC
Split complementary#BADCC6, #BAD0DC
Tetradic#D0DCBA, #BADCD7, #C6BADC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFE
Lighter +10%#EDDCDE
Darker −10%#CB98A0
Darker −20%#BA7680
Darker −30%#A85561
Darker −40%#86444E
More saturated +25%#E9ADB6
Less saturated −25%#CFC7C8

Channel breakdown

R220
G186
B191
Red220 (86.3%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue351.18°
Saturation (HSL)32.69%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G BA · B BF

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