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Recognised as Colour

#E3C8CF

  • #E3C8CF
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E3C8CF is a red with RGB values 227, 200, 207 and HSL 344°, 33%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E3C8CF#E3C8CF
HEX#E3C8CF
RGBrgb(227, 200, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7843, 0.8118
RGB percentages89%, 78.4%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(344.4, 32.5%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.4, 11.9%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 8.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,079
CSS custom property--colour: #E3C8CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.43:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#1C3730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBCCCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D0CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E8C7CAno 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 text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10Light grey · ΔE 10.7Misty rose · ΔE 11Gainsboro · ΔE 11.7Silver · ΔE 11.9Lavender blush · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8E3DC
Analogous#E3C8DC, #E3CEC8
Triadic#CFE3C8, #C8CFE3
Split complementary#C8E3CE, #C8DCE3
Tetradic#DCE3C8, #C8E3DC, #CEC8E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4EAEC
Darker −10%#D2A6B2
Darker −20%#C18494
Darker −30%#AF6377
Darker −40%#944B5E
More saturated +25%#EDBECA
Less saturated −25%#D9D2D4

Channel breakdown

R227
G200
B207
Red227 (89%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue344.44°
Saturation (HSL)32.53%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G C8 · B CF

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