Recognised as Colour

#E3BCB9

#E3BCB9
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#E3BCB9 is a red with RGB values 227, 188, 185 and HSL 4°, 43%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#E3BCB9#E3BCB9

HEX#E3BCB9

RGBrgb(227, 188, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7373, 0.7255

RGB percentages89%, 73.7%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(4.3, 42.9%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.3, 18.5%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 17.2%, 18.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,924,985

CSS custom property--colour: #E3BCB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.16:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#1C4346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3C1B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCC8B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#ECB8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 11.9 Misty rose · ΔE 14.1 Light pink · ΔE 14.7 Silver · ΔE 15.2 Light grey · ΔE 15.9 Thistle · ΔE 16

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B9E0E3

Analogous#E3B9CB, #E3D1B9

Triadic#B9E3BC, #BCB9E3

Split complementary#B9E3D1, #B9CBE3

Tetradic#CBE3B9, #B9E0E3, #D1B9E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F2DFDD

Darker −10%#D49995

Darker −20%#C67670

Darker −30%#B7534C

Darker −40%#95423B

More saturated +25%#EFB2AD

Less saturated −25%#D7C7C5

Channel breakdown

R227

G188

B185

Red227 (89%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue4.29°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G BC · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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