Colour

#DFB5C4

#DFB5C4
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#DFB5C4 is a red with RGB values 223, 181, 196 and HSL 339°, 40%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#DFB5C4

RGBrgb(223, 181, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7098, 0.7686

RGB percentages87.5%, 71%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(338.6, 39.6%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 18.8%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 18.8%, 12.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,661,060

CSS custom property--colour: #DFB5C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.54:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#204A3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BCC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C3C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E6B4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.9 Pink · ΔE 10.3 Light pink · ΔE 12.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.4 Silver · ΔE 17.6 Misty rose · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5DFD0

Analogous#DFB5D9, #DFBBB5

Triadic#C4DFB5, #B5C4DF

Split complementary#B5DFBB, #B5D9DF

Tetradic#D9DFB5, #B5DFD0, #BBB5DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFCFD

Lighter +10%#EED9E0

Darker −10%#D091A8

Darker −20%#C06E8B

Darker −30%#AF4C6F

Darker −40%#8C3C59

More saturated +25%#ECA8C0

Less saturated −25%#D2C2C8

Channel breakdown

R223

G181

B196

Red223 (87.5%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue338.57°

Saturation (HSL)39.62%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G B5 · B C4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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