Recognised as Colour
#DEC8CC
- #DEC8CC
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#DEC8CC is a red with RGB values 222, 200, 204 and HSL 349°, 25%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#DEC8CC#DEC8CC
HEX#DEC8CC
RGBrgb(222, 200, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7843, 0.8
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(349.1, 25%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.1, 9.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 8.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,396
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC8CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#213733
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8DEDA
Analogous#DEC8D7, #DECFC8
Triadic#CCDEC8, #C8CCDE
Split complementary#C8DECF, #C8D7DE
Tetradic#D7DEC8, #C8DEDA, #CFC8DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G200
B204
Red222 (87.1%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue349.09°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C8 · B CC
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