Colour

#DDBCBC

#DDBCBC
Red
Light
Nearest: Silver

#DDBCBC is a red with RGB values 221, 188, 188 and HSL 0°, 33%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#DDBCBC#DDBCBC

HEX#DDBCBC

RGBrgb(221, 188, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7373, 0.7373

RGB percentages86.7%, 73.7%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(0, 32.7%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 14.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 14.9%, 14.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,531,772

CSS custom property--colour: #DDBCBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#224343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C0BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9C6BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E4B9BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 12.6 Pink · ΔE 13.2 Light grey · ΔE 13.7 Thistle · ΔE 13.7 Misty rose · ΔE 14 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCDDDD

Analogous#DDBCCD, #DDCDBC

Triadic#BCDDBC, #BCBCDD

Split complementary#BCDDCD, #BCCDDD

Tetradic#CDDDBC, #BCDDDD, #CDBCDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EEDEDE

Darker −10%#CC9A9A

Darker −20%#BB7878

Darker −30%#A95757

Darker −40%#884545

More saturated +25%#EAAFAF

Less saturated −25%#D0C9C9

Channel breakdown

R221

G188

B188

Red221 (86.7%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)32.67%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G BC · B BC

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Colour values

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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