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Recognised as Colour

#E2CDCE

  • #E2CDCE
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#E2CDCE is a red with RGB values 226, 205, 206 and HSL 357°, 27%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#E2CDCE#E2CDCE
HEX#E2CDCE
RGBrgb(226, 205, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8039, 0.8078
RGB percentages88.6%, 80.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(357.1, 26.6%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 9.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 8.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,863,822
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CDCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.86:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1D3231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D0CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D3CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E7CBCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7.8Gainsboro · ΔE 8.6Misty rose · ΔE 9Silver · ΔE 10.1Lavender blush · ΔE 12.4Linen · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDE2E1
Analogous#E2CDD9, #E2D7CD
Triadic#CEE2CD, #CDCEE2
Split complementary#CDE2D7, #CDD9E2
Tetradic#D9E2CD, #CDE2E1, #D7CDE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5EDEE
Darker −10%#CFADAE
Darker −20%#BD8C8F
Darker −30%#AA6C6F
Darker −40%#905356
More saturated +25%#ECC3C5
Less saturated −25%#D8D7D7

Channel breakdown

R226
G205
B206
Red226 (88.6%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue357.14°
Saturation (HSL)26.58%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CD · B CE

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