Colour

#DFAA9E

#DFAA9E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#DFAA9E is a red with RGB values 223, 170, 158 and HSL 11°, 50%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#DFAA9E

RGBrgb(223, 170, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6667, 0.6196

RGB percentages87.5%, 66.7%, 62%

HSLhsl(11.1, 50.4%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.1, 29.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 23.8%, 29.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,658,206

CSS custom property--colour: #DFAA9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#205561

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6B09Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2BA9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EBA3A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.7 Light pink · ΔE 15.1 Pink · ΔE 15.4 Tan · ΔE 16.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 18 Peach puff · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ED3DF

Analogous#DF9EB3, #DFCB9E

Triadic#9EDFAA, #AA9EDF

Split complementary#9EDFCB, #9EB3DF

Tetradic#B3DF9E, #9ED3DF, #CB9EDF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8EDEB

Lighter +10%#ECCCC4

Darker −10%#D28878

Darker −20%#C66751

Darker −30%#AB4E39

Darker −40%#853C2C

More saturated +25%#EFA08E

Less saturated −25%#CFB4AE

Channel breakdown

R223

G170

B158

Red223 (87.5%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue11.08°

Saturation (HSL)50.39%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G AA · B 9E

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Colour values

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