Colour
#E2BEC4
- #E2BEC4
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E2BEC4 is a red with RGB values 226, 190, 196 and HSL 350°, 38%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E2BEC4#E2BEC4
HEX#E2BEC4
RGBrgb(226, 190, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7451, 0.7686
RGB percentages88.6%, 74.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(350, 38.3%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350, 15.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 13.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,859,972
CSS custom property--colour: #E2BEC4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1D413B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEE2DC
Analogous#E2BED6, #E2CABE
Triadic#C4E2BE, #BEC4E2
Split complementary#BEE2CA, #BED6E2
Tetradic#D6E2BE, #BEE2DC, #CABEE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G190
B196
Red226 (88.6%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue350°
Saturation (HSL)38.3%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G BE · B C4
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