Colour
#DEC1CB
- #DEC1CB
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEC1CB is a red with RGB values 222, 193, 203 and HSL 339°, 31%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DEC1CB#DEC1CB
HEX#DEC1CB
RGBrgb(222, 193, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7569, 0.7961
RGB percentages87.1%, 75.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(339.3, 30.5%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.3, 13.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 8.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,598,603
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC1CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#213E34
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1DED4
Analogous#DEC1D9, #DEC6C1
Triadic#CBDEC1, #C1CBDE
Split complementary#C1DEC6, #C1D9DE
Tetradic#DADEC1, #C1DED4, #C6C1DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G193
B203
Red222 (87.1%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue339.31°
Saturation (HSL)30.53%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C1 · B CB
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