Colour
#DCBEC5
- #DCBEC5
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCBEC5 is a red with RGB values 220, 190, 197 and HSL 346°, 30%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCBEC5#DCBEC5
HEX#DCBEC5
RGBrgb(220, 190, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7451, 0.7725
RGB percentages86.3%, 74.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(346, 30%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346, 13.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 10.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,757
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBEC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#23413A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEDCD5
Analogous#DCBED4, #DCC6BE
Triadic#C5DCBE, #BEC5DC
Split complementary#BEDCC6, #BED4DC
Tetradic#D4DCBE, #BEDCD5, #C6BEDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G190
B197
Red220 (86.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue346°
Saturation (HSL)30%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G BE · B C5
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