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Colour

#E2C5CF

  • #E2C5CF
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E2C5CF is a red with RGB values 226, 197, 207 and HSL 339°, 33%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E2C5CF#E2C5CF
HEX#E2C5CF
RGBrgb(226, 197, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7725, 0.8118
RGB percentages88.6%, 77.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(339.3, 33.3%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.3, 12.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 8.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,861,775
CSS custom property--colour: #E2C5CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.12:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#1D3A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8CACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CECECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E7C4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.4Light grey · ΔE 12.2Misty rose · ΔE 12.5Silver · ΔE 12.7Pink · ΔE 13.2Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5E2D8
Analogous#E2C5DD, #E2CAC5
Triadic#CFE2C5, #C5CFE2
Split complementary#C5E2CA, #C5DDE2
Tetradic#DDE2C5, #C5E2D8, #CAC5E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3E7EB
Darker −10%#D1A3B3
Darker −20%#C08197
Darker −30%#AF5F7B
Darker −40%#924962
More saturated +25%#EDBACC
Less saturated −25%#D7D0D2

Channel breakdown

R226
G197
B207
Red226 (88.6%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue339.31°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G C5 · B CF

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