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Recognised as Colour

#DCBDB3

  • #DCBDB3
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#DCBDB3 is a red with RGB values 220, 189, 179 and HSL 15°, 37%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#DCBDB3#DCBDB3
HEX#DCBDB3
RGBrgb(220, 189, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7412, 0.702
RGB percentages86.3%, 74.1%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(14.6, 36.9%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.6, 18.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 18.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,483
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBDB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#23424C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C0B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBC6B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E4B9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 13.2Light grey · ΔE 14.3Misty rose · ΔE 14.4Gainsboro · ΔE 15.8Peach puff · ΔE 15.8Dark grey · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3D2DC
Analogous#DCB3BD, #DCD2B3
Triadic#B3DCBD, #BDB3DC
Split complementary#B3DCD2, #B3BEDC
Tetradic#BEDCB3, #B3D2DC, #D2B3DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFAF9
Lighter +10%#ECDBD6
Darker −10%#CC9F90
Darker −20%#BC806D
Darker −30%#A8644E
Darker −40%#864F3D
More saturated +25%#EAB6A5
Less saturated −25%#CEC4C1

Channel breakdown

R220
G189
B179
Red220 (86.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue14.63°
Saturation (HSL)36.94%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G BD · B B3

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