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Recognised as Colour

#DCC5C3

  • #DCC5C3
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DCC5C3 is a red with RGB values 220, 197, 195 and HSL 5°, 26%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DCC5C3#DCC5C3
HEX#DCC5C3
RGBrgb(220, 197, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7725, 0.7647
RGB percentages86.3%, 77.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(4.8, 26.3%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.8, 11.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 11.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,468,547
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC5C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.82:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#233A3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C8C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CECCC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E2C3C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 9.3Silver · ΔE 9.4Gainsboro · ΔE 10.8Misty rose · ΔE 11.4Thistle · ΔE 14.3Dark grey · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3DADC
Analogous#DCC3CD, #DCD2C3
Triadic#C3DCC5, #C5C3DC
Split complementary#C3DCD2, #C3CDDC
Tetradic#CDDCC3, #C3DADC, #D2C3DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFE4E3
Darker −10%#C9A6A3
Darker −20%#B68783
Darker −30%#A46862
Darker −40%#85524E
More saturated +25%#E8BBB7
Less saturated −25%#D0CFCF

Channel breakdown

R220
G197
B195
Red220 (86.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue4.8°
Saturation (HSL)26.32%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C5 · B C3

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