Recognised as Colour

#DFB2C5

#DFB2C5
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#DFB2C5 is a red with RGB values 223, 178, 197 and HSL 335°, 41%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#DFB2C5

RGBrgb(223, 178, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.698, 0.7725

RGB percentages87.5%, 69.8%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(334.7, 41.3%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.7, 20.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 20.2%, 11.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,660,293

CSS custom property--colour: #DFB2C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.31:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#204D3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6BAC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C1C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E6B1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9 Pink · ΔE 10.6 Light pink · ΔE 12.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.9 Silver · ΔE 19.6 Misty rose · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2DFCC

Analogous#DFB2DC, #DFB5B2

Triadic#C5DFB2, #B2C5DF

Split complementary#B2DFB5, #B2DCDF

Tetradic#DCDFB2, #B2DFCC, #B5B2DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFAFB

Lighter +10%#EED6E0

Darker −10%#D08EAA

Darker −20%#C16A8F

Darker −30%#AF4974

Darker −40%#8B3A5C

More saturated +25%#EDA4C3

Less saturated −25%#D1C0C7

Channel breakdown

R223

G178

B197

Red223 (87.5%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue334.67°

Saturation (HSL)41.28%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G B2 · B C5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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