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Recognised as Colour

#E2C6CB

  • #E2C6CB
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E2C6CB is a red with RGB values 226, 198, 203 and HSL 349°, 33%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E2C6CB#E2C6CB
HEX#E2C6CB
RGBrgb(226, 198, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7765, 0.7961
RGB percentages88.6%, 77.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(349.3, 32.6%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 12.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 10.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,862,027
CSS custom property--colour: #E2C6CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.17:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#1D3934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CACACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0CFCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E8C4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.9Light grey · ΔE 11Misty rose · ΔE 11.2Silver · ΔE 11.7Gainsboro · ΔE 12Pink · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6E2DD
Analogous#E2C6D9, #E2CFC6
Triadic#CBE2C6, #C6CBE2
Split complementary#C6E2CF, #C6D9E2
Tetradic#D9E2C6, #C6E2DD, #CFC6E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3E8EA
Darker −10%#D1A4AC
Darker −20%#C0828D
Darker −30%#AE616E
Darker −40%#924A57
More saturated +25%#EDBBC4
Less saturated −25%#D7D1D2

Channel breakdown

R226
G198
B203
Red226 (88.6%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue349.29°
Saturation (HSL)32.56%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G C6 · B CB

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