Recognised as Colour
#E0BBBB
- #E0BBBB
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Pink
#E0BBBB is a red with RGB values 224, 187, 187 and HSL 0°, 37%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.
Colour values
#E0BBBB#E0BBBB
HEX#E0BBBB
RGBrgb(224, 187, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.7333, 0.7333
RGB percentages87.8%, 73.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(0, 37.4%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 16.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 16.5%, 16.5%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,728,123
CSS custom property--colour: #E0BBBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1F4444
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 text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBE0E0
Analogous#E0BBCE, #E0CEBB
Triadic#BBE0BB, #BBBBE0
Split complementary#BBE0CE, #BBCEE0
Tetradic#CEE0BB, #BBE0E0, #CEBBE0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G187
B187
Red224 (87.8%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)37.37%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G BB · B BB
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