Recognised as Colour

#DCD0CE

#DCD0CE
Red
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#DCD0CE is a red with RGB values 220, 208, 206 and HSL 9°, 17%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DCD0CE#DCD0CE

HEX#DCD0CE

RGBrgb(220, 208, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8157, 0.8078

RGB percentages86.3%, 81.6%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(8.6, 16.7%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 6.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 5.5%, 6.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,471,374

CSS custom property--colour: #DCD0CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.96:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#232F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2D1CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5D3CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#DFCFCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 4.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 5.7 Silver · ΔE 8.1 Misty rose · ΔE 9.9 Linen · ΔE 11.7 Lavender blush · ΔE 12.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 4.54, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CEDADC

Analogous#DCCED3, #DCD7CE

Triadic#CEDCD0, #D0CEDC

Split complementary#CEDCD7, #CED3DC

Tetradic#D3DCCE, #CEDADC, #D7CEDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1EDEC

Darker −10%#C7B3B0

Darker −20%#B29793

Darker −30%#9C7A75

Darker −40%#82625C

More saturated +25%#E7C9C4

Less saturated −25%#D5D5D5

Channel breakdown

R220

G208

B206

Red220 (86.3%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue8.57°

Saturation (HSL)16.67%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G D0 · B CE

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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