Recognised as Colour

#DEB3C6

#DEB3C6
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#DEB3C6 is a red with RGB values 222, 179, 198 and HSL 333°, 39%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#DEB3C6

RGBrgb(222, 179, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.702, 0.7765

RGB percentages87.1%, 70.2%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(333.5, 39.4%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.5, 19.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 19.4%, 10.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,595,014

CSS custom property--colour: #DEB3C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.37:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#214C39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6BBC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C1C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E5B2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.2 Pink · ΔE 11 Light pink · ΔE 13.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.1 Silver · ΔE 18.9 Misty rose · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3DECB

Analogous#DEB3DC, #DEB5B3

Triadic#C6DEB3, #B3C6DE

Split complementary#B3DEB6, #B3DCDE

Tetradic#DCDEB3, #B3DECB, #B6B3DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFAFB

Lighter +10%#EDD7E1

Darker −10%#CF8FAB

Darker −20%#BF6C91

Darker −30%#AD4B76

Darker −40%#893C5E

More saturated +25%#ECA5C4

Less saturated −25%#D0C1C8

Channel breakdown

R222

G179

B198

Red222 (87.1%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue333.49°

Saturation (HSL)39.45%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G B3 · B C6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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