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Recognised as Colour

#E1C8CD

  • #E1C8CD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#E1C8CD is a red with RGB values 225, 200, 205 and HSL 348°, 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

#E1C8CD#E1C8CD
HEX#E1C8CD
RGBrgb(225, 200, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7843, 0.8039
RGB percentages88.2%, 78.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(348, 29.4%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 11.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 8.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,005
CSS custom property--colour: #E1C8CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.34:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#1E3732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBCCCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D0CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E6C7CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 9.8Misty rose · ΔE 10.7Gainsboro · ΔE 10.8Silver · ΔE 10.9Thistle · ΔE 10.9Lavender blush · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8E1DC
Analogous#E1C8D9, #E1CFC8
Triadic#CDE1C8, #C8CDE1
Split complementary#C8E1CF, #C8D9E1
Tetradic#D9E1C8, #C8E1DC, #CFC8E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3E9EB
Darker −10%#CFA7AF
Darker −20%#BD8691
Darker −30%#AB6573
Darker −40%#8F4E5B
More saturated +25%#ECBDC7
Less saturated −25%#D6D3D3

Channel breakdown

R225
G200
B205
Red225 (88.2%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G C8 · B CD

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