Colour
#DCBCC5
- #DCBCC5
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCBCC5 is a red with RGB values 220, 188, 197 and HSL 343°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCBCC5#DCBCC5
HEX#DCBCC5
RGBrgb(220, 188, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7373, 0.7725
RGB percentages86.3%, 73.7%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(343.1, 31.4%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 14.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 10.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,245
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBCC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#23433A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCDCD3
Analogous#DCBCD5, #DCC3BC
Triadic#C5DCBC, #BCC5DC
Split complementary#BCDCC3, #BCD5DC
Tetradic#D5DCBC, #BCDCD3, #C3BCDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G188
B197
Red220 (86.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue343.13°
Saturation (HSL)31.37%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G BC · B C5
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