Recognised as Colour
#DCC2CB
- #DCC2CB
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCC2CB is a red with RGB values 220, 194, 203 and HSL 339°, 27%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCC2CB#DCC2CB
HEX#DCC2CB
RGBrgb(220, 194, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7608, 0.7961
RGB percentages86.3%, 76.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(339.2, 27.1%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.2, 11.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 7.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,467,787
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC2CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#233D34
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2DCD3
Analogous#DCC2D8, #DCC6C2
Triadic#CBDCC2, #C2CBDC
Split complementary#C2DCC6, #C2D8DC
Tetradic#D8DCC2, #C2DCD3, #C6C2DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G194
B203
Red220 (86.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue339.23°
Saturation (HSL)27.08%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C2 · B CB
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