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Recognised as Colour

#DCC6C2

  • #DCC6C2
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DCC6C2 is a red with RGB values 220, 198, 194 and HSL 9°, 27%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DCC6C2#DCC6C2
HEX#DCC6C2
RGBrgb(220, 198, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7765, 0.7608
RGB percentages86.3%, 77.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(9.2, 27.1%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 11.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 11.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,468,802
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC6C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.9:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#23393D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAC8C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFCCC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E2C4C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 9Silver · ΔE 9.4Gainsboro · ΔE 10.5Misty rose · ΔE 11.2Linen · ΔE 14.8Antique white · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2D8DC
Analogous#DCC2CB, #DCD3C2
Triadic#C2DCC6, #C6C2DC
Split complementary#C2DCD3, #C2CBDC
Tetradic#CBDCC2, #C2D8DC, #D3C2DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFE4E2
Darker −10%#C9A8A2
Darker −20%#B78981
Darker −30%#A46B61
Darker −40%#85554D
More saturated +25%#E8BEB6
Less saturated −25%#D0CECE

Channel breakdown

R220
G198
B194
Red220 (86.3%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue9.23°
Saturation (HSL)27.08%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C6 · B C2

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