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Colour

#DEC6C0

  • #DEC6C0
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DEC6C0 is a red with RGB values 222, 198, 192 and HSL 12°, 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

#DEC6C0#DEC6C0
HEX#DEC6C0
RGBrgb(222, 198, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7765, 0.7529
RGB percentages87.1%, 77.6%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(12, 31.3%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 13.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 13.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,872
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC6C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.94:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#21393F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBC8C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0CDC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E4C3C4no 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 text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 10Silver · ΔE 10.4Misty rose · ΔE 11.1Gainsboro · ΔE 11.4Antique white · ΔE 14.4Linen · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0D8DE
Analogous#DEC0C9, #DED5C0
Triadic#C0DEC6, #C6C0DE
Split complementary#C0DED5, #C0C9DE
Tetradic#C9DEC0, #C0D8DE, #D5C0DE

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%#CCA89F
Darker −20%#BB897D
Darker −30%#A96B5C
Darker −40%#8A5548
More saturated +25%#EABFB4
Less saturated −25%#D2CDCC

Channel breakdown

R222
G198
B192
Red222 (87.1%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)31.25%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C6 · B C0

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