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Recognised as Colour

#DECED4

  • #DECED4
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DECED4 is a red with RGB values 222, 206, 212 and HSL 338°, 20%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DECED4#DECED4
HEX#DECED4
RGBrgb(222, 206, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8078, 0.8314
RGB percentages87.1%, 80.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(337.5, 19.5%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 7.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 4.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,601,940
CSS custom property--colour: #DECED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.89:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#21312B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD1D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D3D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E1CED0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.7Gainsboro · ΔE 7.6Silver · ΔE 9.3Misty rose · ΔE 10.5Thistle · ΔE 11.4Lavender blush · ΔE 11.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEDED8
Analogous#DECEDC, #DED0CE
Triadic#D4DECE, #CED4DE
Split complementary#CEDED0, #CEDCDE
Tetradic#DCDECE, #CEDED8, #D0CEDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3ECEF
Darker −10%#C9B0B9
Darker −20%#B5919F
Darker −30%#A07384
Darker −40%#865A6B
More saturated +25%#E8C4D1
Less saturated −25%#D6D6D6

Channel breakdown

R222
G206
B212
Red222 (87.1%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue337.5°
Saturation (HSL)19.51%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G CE · B D4

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