Recognised as Colour
#DCBBBB
- #DCBBBB
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#DCBBBB is a red with RGB values 220, 187, 187 and HSL 0°, 32%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#DCBBBB#DCBBBB
HEX#DCBBBB
RGBrgb(220, 187, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7333, 0.7333
RGB percentages86.3%, 73.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(0, 32%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 15%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 15%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,465,979
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBBBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#234444
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBDCDC
Analogous#DCBBCC, #DCCCBB
Triadic#BBDCBB, #BBBBDC
Split complementary#BBDCCC, #BBCCDC
Tetradic#CCDCBB, #BBDCDC, #CCBBDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G187
B187
Red220 (86.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)32.04%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G BB · B BB
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