Colour

#E3C5BF

#E3C5BF
Red
Light
Nearest: Misty rose

#E3C5BF is a red with RGB values 227, 197, 191 and HSL 10°, 39%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#E3C5BF#E3C5BF

HEX#E3C5BF

RGBrgb(227, 197, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7725, 0.749

RGB percentages89%, 77.3%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(10, 39.1%, 82%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10, 15.9%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 13.2%, 15.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,927,295

CSS custom property--colour: #E3C5BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#1C3A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBC8BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2CEBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#EBC2C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 11 Light grey · ΔE 12.2 Silver · ΔE 12.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2 Antique white · ΔE 14.9 Pink · ΔE 15.1

Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFDDE3

Analogous#E3BFCB, #E3D7BF

Triadic#BFE3C5, #C5BFE3

Split complementary#BFE3D7, #BFCBE3

Tetradic#CBE3BF, #BFDDE3, #D7BFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3E5E2

Darker −10%#D3A59C

Darker −20%#C48578

Darker −30%#B46555

Darker −40%#954F41

More saturated +25%#EFBDB4

Less saturated −25%#D8CDCB

Channel breakdown

R227

G197

B191

Red227 (89%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue10°

Saturation (HSL)39.13%

Lightness81.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G C5 · B BF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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