Recognised as Colour
#E0C2CB
- #E0C2CB
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E0C2CB is a red with RGB values 224, 194, 203 and HSL 342°, 33%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E0C2CB#E0C2CB
HEX#E0C2CB
RGBrgb(224, 194, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.7608, 0.7961
RGB percentages87.8%, 76.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(342, 32.6%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342, 13.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 9.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,729,931
CSS custom property--colour: #E0C2CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#1F3D34
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2E0D7
Analogous#E0C2DA, #E0C8C2
Triadic#CBE0C2, #C2CBE0
Split complementary#C2E0C8, #C2DAE0
Tetradic#DAE0C2, #C2E0D7, #C8C2E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G194
B203
Red224 (87.8%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue342°
Saturation (HSL)32.61%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G C2 · B CB
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