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Recognised as Colour

#E1C5C1

  • #E1C5C1
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#E1C5C1 is a red with RGB values 225, 197, 193 and HSL 8°, 35%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#E1C5C1#E1C5C1
HEX#E1C5C1
RGBrgb(225, 197, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7725, 0.7569
RGB percentages88.2%, 77.3%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(7.5, 34.8%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.5, 14.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 14.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,796,225
CSS custom property--colour: #E1C5C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#1E3A3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAC8C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1CDC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#E8C2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 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 text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 11Light grey · ΔE 11.2Silver · ΔE 11.5Gainsboro · ΔE 12.4Pink · ΔE 15.2Antique white · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1DDE1
Analogous#E1C1CD, #E1D5C1
Triadic#C1E1C5, #C5C1E1
Split complementary#C1E1D5, #C1CDE1
Tetradic#CDE1C1, #C1DDE1, #D5C1E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2E5E3
Darker −10%#D0A59F
Darker −20%#C0857C
Darker −30%#AF655A
Darker −40%#904F46
More saturated +25%#EDBCB6
Less saturated −25%#D6CECD

Channel breakdown

R225
G197
B193
Red225 (88.2%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue7.5°
Saturation (HSL)34.78%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G C5 · B C1

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