Colour
#DEB8BE
- #DEB8BE
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Pink
#DEB8BE is a red with RGB values 222, 184, 190 and HSL 351°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.
Colour values
#DEB8BE#DEB8BE
HEX#DEB8BE
RGBrgb(222, 184, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7216, 0.7451
RGB percentages87.1%, 72.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(350.5, 36.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.5, 17.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 17.1%, 14.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,596,286
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB8BE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#214741
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8DED8
Analogous#DEB8D1, #DEC5B8
Triadic#BEDEB8, #B8BEDE
Split complementary#B8DEC5, #B8D1DE
Tetradic#D1DEB8, #B8DED8, #C5B8DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G184
B190
Red222 (87.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue350.53°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G B8 · B BE
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