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Recognised as Colour

#E0CBCB

  • #E0CBCB
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#E0CBCB is a red with RGB values 224, 203, 203 and HSL 0°, 25%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#E0CBCB#E0CBCB
HEX#E0CBCB
RGBrgb(224, 203, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.7961, 0.7961
RGB percentages87.8%, 79.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(0, 25.3%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 9.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 9.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,732,235
CSS custom property--colour: #E0CBCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.57:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#1F3434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CECECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D1CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E5C9CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7.9Gainsboro · ΔE 8.9Silver · ΔE 9.6Misty rose · ΔE 9.6Lavender blush · ΔE 13.2Linen · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBE0E0
Analogous#E0CBD5, #E0D5CB
Triadic#CBE0CB, #CBCBE0
Split complementary#CBE0D5, #CBD5E0
Tetradic#D5E0CB, #CBE0E0, #D5CBE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3EBEB
Darker −10%#CDABAB
Darker −20%#BA8B8B
Darker −30%#A76B6B
Darker −40%#8C5353
More saturated +25%#EAC1C1
Less saturated −25%#D6D5D5

Channel breakdown

R224
G203
B203
Red224 (87.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)25.3%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G CB · B CB

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