Colour
#E0B9CB
- #E0B9CB
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E0B9CB is a red with RGB values 224, 185, 203 and HSL 332°, 39%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E0B9CB#E0B9CB
HEX#E0B9CB
RGBrgb(224, 185, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.7255, 0.7961
RGB percentages87.8%, 72.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(332.3, 38.6%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.3, 17.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 17.4%, 9.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,727,627
CSS custom property--colour: #E0B9CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1F4634
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9E0CE
Analogous#E0B9DF, #E0BBB9
Triadic#CBE0B9, #B9CBE0
Split complementary#B9E0BB, #B9DEE0
Tetradic#DFE0B9, #B9E0CE, #BBB9E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G185
B203
Red224 (87.8%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue332.31°
Saturation (HSL)38.61%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G B9 · B CB
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