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Recognised as Colour

#E2C9D1

  • #E2C9D1
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E2C9D1 is a red with RGB values 226, 201, 209 and HSL 341°, 30%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E2C9D1#E2C9D1
HEX#E2C9D1
RGBrgb(226, 201, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7882, 0.8196
RGB percentages88.6%, 78.8%, 82%
HSLhsl(340.8, 30.1%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.8, 11.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 7.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,862,801
CSS custom property--colour: #E2C9D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#1D362E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBCDD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D1D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E7C8CCno 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 text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.5Light grey · ΔE 10.2Misty rose · ΔE 11.1Gainsboro · ΔE 11.1Silver · ΔE 11.5Lavender blush · ΔE 13.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9E2DA
Analogous#E2C9DE, #E2CDC9
Triadic#D1E2C9, #C9D1E2
Split complementary#C9E2CD, #C9DDE2
Tetradic#DDE2C9, #C9E2DA, #CDC9E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4EAED
Darker −10%#D0A8B5
Darker −20%#BE8798
Darker −30%#AD657C
Darker −40%#914E63
More saturated +25%#ECBFCD
Less saturated −25%#D8D3D5

Channel breakdown

R226
G201
B209
Red226 (88.6%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue340.8°
Saturation (HSL)30.12%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G C9 · B D1

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