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Recognised as Colour

#DCC4C4

  • #DCC4C4
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#DCC4C4 is a red with RGB values 220, 196, 196 and HSL 0°, 26%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#DCC4C4#DCC4C4
HEX#DCC4C4
RGBrgb(220, 196, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7686, 0.7686
RGB percentages86.3%, 76.9%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(0, 25.5%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 10.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 10.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,468,292
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC4C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.74:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#233B3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C7C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDCBC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#E2C2C4no 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 text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 9.6Light grey · ΔE 9.6Gainsboro · ΔE 11.2Misty rose · ΔE 11.7Thistle · ΔE 13.3Dark grey · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4DCDC
Analogous#DCC4D0, #DCD0C4
Triadic#C4DCC4, #C4C4DC
Split complementary#C4DCD0, #C4D0DC
Tetradic#D0DCC4, #C4DCDC, #D0C4DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFE4E4
Darker −10%#C9A4A4
Darker −20%#B68484
Darker −30%#A36464
Darker −40%#854F4F
More saturated +25%#E8B8B8
Less saturated −25%#D0D0D0

Channel breakdown

R220
G196
B196
Red220 (86.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)25.53%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C4 · B C4

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