Colour

#DEC5C0

#DEC5C0
Red
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#DEC5C0 is a red with RGB values 222, 197, 192 and HSL 10°, 31%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DEC5C0#DEC5C0

HEX#DEC5C0

RGBrgb(222, 197, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7725, 0.7529

RGB percentages87.1%, 77.3%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(10, 31.3%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10, 13.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 11.3%, 13.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,599,616

CSS custom property--colour: #DEC5C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.85:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#213A3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAC8C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0CCC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E5C2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 10.3 Silver · ΔE 10.5 Misty rose · ΔE 11.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.7 Antique white · ΔE 14.9 Linen · ΔE 15.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0D9DE

Analogous#DEC0CA, #DED4C0

Triadic#C0DEC5, #C5C0DE

Split complementary#C0DED4, #C0CADE

Tetradic#CADEC0, #C0D9DE, #D4C0DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0E4E1

Darker −10%#CCA69F

Darker −20%#BB877D

Darker −30%#A9695C

Darker −40%#8A5348

More saturated +25%#EABDB4

Less saturated −25%#D2CDCC

Channel breakdown

R222

G197

B192

Red222 (87.1%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue10°

Saturation (HSL)31.25%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G C5 · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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