Colour
#DFBDC6
- #DFBDC6
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFBDC6 is a red with RGB values 223, 189, 198 and HSL 344°, 35%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DFBDC6#DFBDC6
HEX#DFBDC6
RGBrgb(223, 189, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7412, 0.7765
RGB percentages87.5%, 74.1%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(344.1, 34.7%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.1, 15.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 11.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,663,110
CSS custom property--colour: #DFBDC6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.23:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#204239
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDDFD6
Analogous#DFBDD7, #DFC5BD
Triadic#C6DFBD, #BDC6DF
Split complementary#BDDFC5, #BDD7DF
Tetradic#D7DFBD, #BDDFD6, #C5BDDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G189
B198
Red223 (87.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue344.12°
Saturation (HSL)34.69%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G BD · B C6
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