Recognised as Colour

#DEBCB9

#DEBCB9
Red
Light
Nearest: Silver

#DEBCB9 is a red with RGB values 222, 188, 185 and HSL 5°, 36%, 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

#DEBCB9#DEBCB9

HEX#DEBCB9

RGBrgb(222, 188, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7373, 0.7255

RGB percentages87.1%, 73.7%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(4.9, 35.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.9, 16.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 15.3%, 16.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,597,305

CSS custom property--colour: #DEBCB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1

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

Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#214346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C0B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAC6B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E6B9BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 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 text12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 13.2 Pink · ΔE 13.6 Misty rose · ΔE 14 Light grey · ΔE 14.2 Thistle · ΔE 15.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9DBDE

Analogous#DEB9C9, #DECFB9

Triadic#B9DEBC, #BCB9DE

Split complementary#B9DECF, #B9C9DE

Tetradic#C9DEB9, #B9DBDE, #CFB9DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFEFE

Lighter +10%#EEDDDC

Darker −10%#CE9B96

Darker −20%#BD7A74

Darker −30%#AD5951

Darker −40%#8A4741

More saturated +25%#EBB1AC

Less saturated −25%#D1C7C6

Channel breakdown

R222

G188

B185

Red222 (87.1%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue4.86°

Saturation (HSL)35.92%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G BC · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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