Recognised as Colour

#DFB5C5

#DFB5C5
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#DFB5C5 is a red with RGB values 223, 181, 197 and HSL 337°, 40%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#DFB5C5

RGBrgb(223, 181, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7098, 0.7725

RGB percentages87.5%, 71%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(337.1, 39.6%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.1, 18.8%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 18.8%, 11.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,661,061

CSS custom property--colour: #DFB5C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1

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

Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#204A3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BCC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2C3C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#E6B4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 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 text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.5 Pink · ΔE 10.4 Light pink · ΔE 13.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.7 Silver · ΔE 17.8 Misty rose · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.53, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5DFCF

Analogous#DFB5DA, #DFBAB5

Triadic#C5DFB5, #B5C5DF

Split complementary#B5DFBA, #B5DADF

Tetradic#DADFB5, #B5DFCF, #BAB5DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFCFD

Lighter +10%#EED9E1

Darker −10%#D091A9

Darker −20%#C06E8D

Darker −30%#AF4C72

Darker −40%#8C3C5B

More saturated +25%#ECA8C2

Less saturated −25%#D2C2C8

Channel breakdown

R223

G181

B197

Red223 (87.5%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue337.14°

Saturation (HSL)39.62%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G B5 · B C5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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