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Recognised as Colour

#DCCBC8

  • #DCCBC8
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DCCBC8 is a red with RGB values 220, 203, 200 and HSL 9°, 22%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DCCBC8#DCCBC8
HEX#DCCBC8
RGBrgb(220, 203, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7961, 0.7843
RGB percentages86.3%, 79.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(9, 22.2%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9, 9.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 9.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,470,088
CSS custom property--colour: #DCCBC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.42:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#233437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CECDC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D0C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E1C9CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.7Gainsboro · ΔE 8.1Silver · ΔE 8.4Misty rose · ΔE 10.3Linen · ΔE 13.1Lavender blush · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8D9DC
Analogous#DCC8CF, #DCD5C8
Triadic#C8DCCB, #CBC8DC
Split complementary#C8DCD5, #C8CFDC
Tetradic#CFDCC8, #C8D9DC, #D5C8DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0E8E7
Darker −10%#C8AEA9
Darker −20%#B4908A
Darker −30%#A1736A
Darker −40%#845B54
More saturated +25%#E7C3BD
Less saturated −25%#D2D2D2

Channel breakdown

R220
G203
B200
Red220 (86.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue9°
Saturation (HSL)22.22%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G CB · B C8

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