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Recognised as Colour

#E3CBC8

  • #E3CBC8
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#E3CBC8 is a red with RGB values 227, 203, 200 and HSL 7°, 33%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#E3CBC8#E3CBC8
HEX#E3CBC8
RGBrgb(227, 203, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7961, 0.7843
RGB percentages89%, 79.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(6.7, 32.5%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 11.9%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 11.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,840
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CBC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.64:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#1C3437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCEC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D2C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E9C9CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 9.1Light grey · ΔE 9.2Gainsboro · ΔE 10Silver · ΔE 10.8Linen · ΔE 13.4Lavender blush · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 9.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8E0E3
Analogous#E3C8D3, #E3D8C8
Triadic#C8E3CB, #CBC8E3
Split complementary#C8E3D8, #C8D3E3
Tetradic#D3E3C8, #C8E0E3, #D8C8E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4EBEA
Darker −10%#D2ABA6
Darker −20%#C18B84
Darker −30%#AF6B63
Darker −40%#94534B
More saturated +25%#EDC3BE
Less saturated −25%#D9D3D2

Channel breakdown

R227
G203
B200
Red227 (89%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue6.67°
Saturation (HSL)32.53%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CB · B C8

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