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Colour

#E1CDCD

  • #E1CDCD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#E1CDCD is a red with RGB values 225, 205, 205 and HSL 0°, 25%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#E1CDCD#E1CDCD
HEX#E1CDCD
RGBrgb(225, 205, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8039, 0.8039
RGB percentages88.2%, 80.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(0, 25%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 8.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 8.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,798,285
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CDCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.82:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1E3232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0CFCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D3CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E6CBCDno 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 text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7.4Gainsboro · ΔE 8.3Misty rose · ΔE 9.1Silver · ΔE 9.7Lavender blush · ΔE 12.5Linen · ΔE 13
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDE1E1
Analogous#E1CDD7, #E1D7CD
Triadic#CDE1CD, #CDCDE1
Split complementary#CDE1D7, #CDD7E1
Tetradic#D7E1CD, #CDE1E1, #D7CDE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4EDED
Darker −10%#CEADAD
Darker −20%#BB8D8D
Darker −30%#A86D6D
Darker −40%#8D5555
More saturated +25%#EBC3C3
Less saturated −25%#D7D7D7

Channel breakdown

R225
G205
B205
Red225 (88.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G CD · B CD

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