Colour

#DEBFC9

#DEBFC9
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#DEBFC9 is a red with RGB values 222, 191, 201 and HSL 341°, 32%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#DEBFC9

RGBrgb(222, 191, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.749, 0.7882

RGB percentages87.1%, 74.9%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(340.6, 32%, 81%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.6, 14%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 14%, 9.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,598,089

CSS custom property--colour: #DEBFC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#214036

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C4C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9C9C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E4BEC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.3 Pink · ΔE 12.7 Silver · ΔE 12.9 Light grey · ΔE 13.4 Misty rose · ΔE 14.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFDED4

Analogous#DEBFD8, #DEC5BF

Triadic#C9DEBF, #BFC9DE

Split complementary#BFDEC5, #BFD8DE

Tetradic#D8DEBF, #BFDED4, #C5BFDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFE1E5

Darker −10%#CD9DAD

Darker −20%#BB7C90

Darker −30%#AA5A74

Darker −40%#8A475D

More saturated +25%#EAB3C5

Less saturated −25%#D2CBCD

Channel breakdown

R222

G191

B201

Red222 (87.1%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue340.65°

Saturation (HSL)31.96%

Lightness80.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G BF · B C9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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