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Recognised as Colour

#E1C8CA

  • #E1C8CA
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#E1C8CA is a red with RGB values 225, 200, 202 and HSL 355°, 29%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#E1C8CA#E1C8CA
HEX#E1C8CA
RGBrgb(225, 200, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7843, 0.7922
RGB percentages88.2%, 78.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(355.2, 29.4%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.2, 11.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 10.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,002
CSS custom property--colour: #E1C8CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.32:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#1E3735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCCBCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1CFCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E7C6C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 9.5Misty rose · ΔE 10.3Silver · ΔE 10.6Gainsboro · ΔE 10.6Thistle · ΔE 12.4Lavender blush · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8E1DF
Analogous#E1C8D6, #E1D2C8
Triadic#CAE1C8, #C8CAE1
Split complementary#C8E1D2, #C8D6E1
Tetradic#D6E1C8, #C8E1DF, #D3C8E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3E9EA
Darker −10%#CFA7AA
Darker −20%#BD868A
Darker −30%#AB656B
Darker −40%#8F4E53
More saturated +25%#ECBDC1
Less saturated −25%#D6D3D3

Channel breakdown

R225
G200
B202
Red225 (88.2%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue355.2°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G C8 · B CA

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