Recognised as Colour
#DEB2A6
- #DEB2A6
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#DEB2A6 is a red with RGB values 222, 178, 166 and HSL 13°, 46%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#DEB2A6#DEB2A6
HEX#DEB2A6
RGBrgb(222, 178, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.698, 0.651
RGB percentages87.1%, 69.8%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(12.9, 45.9%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.9, 25.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 19.8%, 25.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,594,726
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB2A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#214D59
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6D2DE
Analogous#DEA6B6, #DECEA6
Triadic#A6DEB2, #B2A6DE
Split complementary#A6DECE, #A6B6DE
Tetradic#B6DEA6, #A6D2DE, #CEA6DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G178
B166
Red222 (87.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue12.86°
Saturation (HSL)45.9%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G B2 · B A6
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