Recognised as Colour
#DCC8D1
- #DCC8D1
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCC8D1 is a red with RGB values 220, 200, 209 and HSL 333°, 22%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCC8D1#DCC8D1
HEX#DCC8D1
RGBrgb(220, 200, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7843, 0.8196
RGB percentages86.3%, 78.4%, 82%
HSLhsl(333, 22.2%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333, 9.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,469,329
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC8D1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.23:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#23372E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8DCD3
Analogous#DCC8DB, #DCC9C8
Triadic#D1DCC8, #C8D1DC
Split complementary#C8DCC9, #C8DBDC
Tetradic#DBDCC8, #C8DCD3, #C9C8DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G200
B209
Red220 (86.3%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue333°
Saturation (HSL)22.22%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C8 · B D1
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