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Recognised as Colour

#E1B5A9

  • #E1B5A9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pink

#E1B5A9 is a red with RGB values 225, 181, 169 and HSL 13°, 48%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#E1B5A9#E1B5A9
HEX#E1B5A9
RGBrgb(225, 181, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7098, 0.6627
RGB percentages88.2%, 71%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(12.9, 48.3%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.9, 24.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 19.6%, 24.9%, 11.8%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,792,105
CSS custom property--colour: #E1B5A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#1E4A56

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BFBAA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9C2A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#ECAFB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A9D5E1
Analogous#E1A9B9, #E1D1A9
Triadic#A9E1B5, #B5A9E1
Split complementary#A9E1D1, #A9B9E1
Tetradic#B9E1A9, #A9D5E1, #D1A9E1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF6F5
Lighter +10%#EED6CF
Darker −10%#D49483
Darker −20%#C7745D
Darker −30%#B3573E
Darker −40%#8D4531
More saturated +25%#F0AD9B
Less saturated −25%#D3BDB8

Channel breakdown

R225
G181
B169
Red225 (88.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue12.86°
Saturation (HSL)48.28%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G B5 · B A9

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