Recognised as Colour

#DF9CA5

#DF9CA5
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#DF9CA5 is a red with RGB values 223, 156, 165 and HSL 352°, 51%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#DF9CA5#DF9CA5

HEX#DF9CA5

RGBrgb(223, 156, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6118, 0.6471

RGB percentages87.5%, 61.2%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(351.9, 51.1%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.9, 30%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 30%, 26%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,654,629

CSS custom property--colour: #DF9CA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#20635A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7A6A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B3A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EB969Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 11.9 Pink · ΔE 12.9 Thistle · ΔE 21.6 Light coral · ΔE 22.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CDFD6

Analogous#DF9CC7, #DFB49C

Triadic#A5DF9C, #9CA5DF

Split complementary#9CDFB4, #9CC7DF

Tetradic#C7DF9C, #9CDFD6, #B49CDF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8E9EB

Lighter +10%#EBC3C8

Darker −10%#D37582

Darker −20%#C64F5F

Darker −30%#AB3747

Darker −40%#842B37

More saturated +25%#EF8C99

Less saturated −25%#CFACB1

Channel breakdown

R223

G156

B165

Red223 (87.5%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue351.94°

Saturation (HSL)51.15%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 9C · B A5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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