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Recognised as Colour

#E0C5C2

  • #E0C5C2
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#E0C5C2 is a red with RGB values 224, 197, 194 and HSL 6°, 33%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#E0C5C2#E0C5C2
HEX#E0C5C2
RGBrgb(224, 197, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.7725, 0.7608
RGB percentages87.8%, 77.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(6, 32.6%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6, 13.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 13.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,730,690
CSS custom property--colour: #E0C5C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#1F3A3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAC8C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0CDC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#E7C2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 10.7Misty rose · ΔE 11Silver · ΔE 11Gainsboro · ΔE 12Thistle · ΔE 14.9Pink · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2DDE0
Analogous#E0C2CE, #E0D4C2
Triadic#C2E0C5, #C5C2E0
Split complementary#C2E0D4, #C2CEE0
Tetradic#CEE0C2, #C2DDE0, #D4C2E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1E5E4
Darker −10%#CFA5A0
Darker −20%#BE857E
Darker −30%#AC655D
Darker −40%#8E4F48
More saturated +25%#EBBCB6
Less saturated −25%#D5CECE

Channel breakdown

R224
G197
B194
Red224 (87.8%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue6°
Saturation (HSL)32.61%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G C5 · B C2

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