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Recognised as Colour

#DDCBC8

  • #DDCBC8
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DDCBC8 is a red with RGB values 221, 203, 200 and HSL 9°, 24%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DDCBC8#DDCBC8
HEX#DDCBC8
RGBrgb(221, 203, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7961, 0.7843
RGB percentages86.7%, 79.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(8.6, 23.6%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 9.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 9.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,624
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCBC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.45:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#223437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CECDC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D0C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E2C9CAno 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 text13.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7Gainsboro · ΔE 8.3Silver · ΔE 8.7Misty rose · ΔE 10.1Linen · ΔE 13.1Lavender blush · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8DADD
Analogous#DDC8CF, #DDD5C8
Triadic#C8DDCB, #CBC8DD
Split complementary#C8DDD5, #C8CFDD
Tetradic#CFDDC8, #C8DADD, #D5C8DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0E9E8
Darker −10%#CAADA8
Darker −20%#B68F89
Darker −30%#A37269
Darker −40%#865A53
More saturated +25%#E8C3BD
Less saturated −25%#D3D3D3

Channel breakdown

R221
G203
B200
Red221 (86.7%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)23.6%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G CB · B C8

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