Recognised as Colour

#DF9EA8

#DF9EA8
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#DF9EA8 is a red with RGB values 223, 158, 168 and HSL 351°, 50%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#DF9EA8#DF9EA8

HEX#DF9EA8

RGBrgb(223, 158, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6196, 0.6588

RGB percentages87.5%, 62%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(350.8, 50.4%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 29.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 29.1%, 24.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,655,144

CSS custom property--colour: #DF9EA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#206157

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8A8A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B4A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#EB99A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 9.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 11.9 Pink · ΔE 12.2 Thistle · ΔE 20.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EDFD5

Analogous#DF9EC9, #DFB59E

Triadic#A8DF9E, #9EA8DF

Split complementary#9EDFB5, #9EC9DF

Tetradic#C9DF9E, #9EDFD5, #B49EDF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8EBED

Lighter +10%#ECC4CA

Darker −10%#D27886

Darker −20%#C65163

Darker −30%#AB394A

Darker −40%#852C3A

More saturated +25%#EF8E9D

Less saturated −25%#CFAEB3

Channel breakdown

R223

G158

B168

Red223 (87.5%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue350.77°

Saturation (HSL)50.39%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 9E · B A8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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