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Colour

#E2CECE

  • #E2CECE
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#E2CECE is a red with RGB values 226, 206, 206 and HSL 0°, 26%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#E2CECE#E2CECE
HEX#E2CECE
RGBrgb(226, 206, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8078, 0.8078
RGB percentages88.6%, 80.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(0, 25.6%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 8.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 8.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,864,078
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.95:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1D3131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D0CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D4CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E7CCCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7.4Gainsboro · ΔE 8.1Misty rose · ΔE 8.8Silver · ΔE 10Lavender blush · ΔE 12.2Linen · ΔE 12.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEE2E2
Analogous#E2CED8, #E2D8CE
Triadic#CEE2CE, #CECEE2
Split complementary#CEE2D8, #CED8E2
Tetradic#D8E2CE, #CEE2E2, #D8CEE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5EEEE
Darker −10%#CFAEAE
Darker −20%#BC8E8E
Darker −30%#A96E6E
Darker −40%#8F5555
More saturated +25%#ECC4C4
Less saturated −25%#D8D8D8

Channel breakdown

R226
G206
B206
Red226 (88.6%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)25.64%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CE · B CE

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