Recognised as Colour

#DFB3C2

#DFB3C2
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#DFB3C2 is a red with RGB values 223, 179, 194 and HSL 340°, 41%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#DFB3C2

RGBrgb(223, 179, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.702, 0.7608

RGB percentages87.5%, 70.2%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(339.5, 40.7%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 19.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 19.7%, 13%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,660,546

CSS custom property--colour: #DFB3C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.36:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#204C3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7BAC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C1C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E7B1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.6 Pink · ΔE 10 Light pink · ΔE 12.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9 Silver · ΔE 18.3 Misty rose · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3DFD0

Analogous#DFB3D8, #DFBAB3

Triadic#C2DFB3, #B3C2DF

Split complementary#B3DFBA, #B3D8DF

Tetradic#D8DFB3, #B3DFD0, #BAB3DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFBFC

Lighter +10%#EED7DF

Darker −10%#D08FA5

Darker −20%#C16B88

Darker −30%#AF4A6C

Darker −40%#8B3B56

More saturated +25%#EDA6BE

Less saturated −25%#D2C1C6

Channel breakdown

R223

G179

B194

Red223 (87.5%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue339.55°

Saturation (HSL)40.74%

Lightness78.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G B3 · B C2

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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