Recognised as Colour
#E2BACC
- #E2BACC
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E2BACC is a red with RGB values 226, 186, 204 and HSL 333°, 41%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E2BACC#E2BACC
HEX#E2BACC
RGBrgb(226, 186, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7294, 0.8
RGB percentages88.6%, 72.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(333, 40.8%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333, 17.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.7%, 9.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,858,956
CSS custom property--colour: #E2BACC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#1D4533
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAE2D0
Analogous#E2BAE0, #E2BCBA
Triadic#CCE2BA, #BACCE2
Split complementary#BAE2BC, #BAE0E2
Tetradic#E0E2BA, #BAE2D0, #BCBAE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G186
B204
Red226 (88.6%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue333°
Saturation (HSL)40.82%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G BA · B CC
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