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Recognised as Colour

#DCD0D0

  • #DCD0D0
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DCD0D0 is a red with RGB values 220, 208, 208 and HSL 0°, 15%, 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

#DCD0D0#DCD0D0
HEX#DCD0D0
RGBrgb(220, 208, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8157, 0.8157
RGB percentages86.3%, 81.6%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(0, 14.6%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 5.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 5.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,471,376
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD0D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.98:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#232F2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D1D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D3D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#DFCFD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 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 text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 4.4Gainsboro · ΔE 5.5Silver · ΔE 8Misty rose · ΔE 10Lavender blush · ΔE 12Linen · ΔE 12.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 4.4, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0DCDC
Analogous#DCD0D6, #DCD6D0
Triadic#D0DCD0, #D0D0DC
Split complementary#D0DCD6, #D0D6DC
Tetradic#D6DCD0, #D0DCDC, #D6D0DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2EDED
Darker −10%#C6B3B3
Darker −20%#B09696
Darker −30%#9B7878
Darker −40%#806060
More saturated +25%#E6C6C6
Less saturated −25%#D6D6D6

Channel breakdown

R220
G208
B208
Red220 (86.3%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)14.63%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G D0 · B D0

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