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Recognised as Colour

#DCC1C9

  • #DCC1C9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DCC1C9 is a red with RGB values 220, 193, 201 and HSL 342°, 28%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DCC1C9#DCC1C9
HEX#DCC1C9
RGBrgb(220, 193, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7569, 0.7882
RGB percentages86.3%, 75.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(342.2, 27.8%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.2, 12.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.3%, 8.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,467,529
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC1C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.51:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#233E36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C5C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAC9C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E1C0C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.1Silver · ΔE 11.2Light grey · ΔE 11.6Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1Misty rose · ΔE 13.4Pink · ΔE 14.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1DCD4
Analogous#DCC1D7, #DCC7C1
Triadic#C9DCC1, #C1C9DC
Split complementary#C1DCC7, #C1D7DC
Tetradic#D7DCC1, #C1DCD4, #C6C1DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEE2E5
Darker −10%#CAA0AD
Darker −20%#B78090
Darker −30%#A55F74
Darker −40%#864B5D
More saturated +25%#E8B5C4
Less saturated −25%#D0CDCE

Channel breakdown

R220
G193
B201
Red220 (86.3%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue342.22°
Saturation (HSL)27.84%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C1 · B C9

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