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Recognised as Colour

#DFCDCC

  • #DFCDCC
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DFCDCC is a red with RGB values 223, 205, 204 and HSL 3°, 23%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DFCDCC#DFCDCC
HEX#DFCDCC
RGBrgb(223, 205, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8039, 0.8
RGB percentages87.5%, 80.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(3.2, 22.9%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 8.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 8.5%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,667,212
CSS custom property--colour: #DFCDCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.74:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#203233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0CFCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E3CBCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.7Gainsboro · ΔE 7.8Silver · ΔE 9.1Misty rose · ΔE 9.5Lavender blush · ΔE 12.7Linen · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCDEDF
Analogous#DFCCD5, #DFD7CC
Triadic#CCDFCD, #CDCCDF
Split complementary#CCDFD7, #CCD5DF
Tetradic#D5DFCC, #CCDEDF, #D7CCDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3ECEB
Darker −10%#CBAEAD
Darker −20%#B8908D
Darker −30%#A4716E
Darker −40%#895956
More saturated +25%#E9C4C2
Less saturated −25%#D6D6D6

Channel breakdown

R223
G205
B204
Red223 (87.5%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue3.16°
Saturation (HSL)22.89%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G CD · B CC

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