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Recognised as Colour

#E3CDC9

  • #E3CDC9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#E3CDC9 is a red with RGB values 227, 205, 201 and HSL 9°, 32%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#E3CDC9#E3CDC9
HEX#E3CDC9
RGBrgb(227, 205, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8039, 0.7882
RGB percentages89%, 80.4%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(9.2, 31.7%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 11.5%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 11.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,929,353
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CDC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.84:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1C3236

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1CFC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D3C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E9CBCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 8.5Misty rose · ΔE 8.8Gainsboro · ΔE 9.2Silver · ΔE 10.6Linen · ΔE 12.5Antique white · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 8.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9DFE3
Analogous#E3C9D2, #E3DAC9
Triadic#C9E3CD, #CDC9E3
Split complementary#C9E3DA, #C9D2E3
Tetradic#D2E3C9, #C9DFE3, #DAC9E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4ECEB
Darker −10%#D2AEA7
Darker −20%#C08F86
Darker −30%#AF7064
Darker −40%#94574C
More saturated +25%#EDC6BF
Less saturated −25%#D9D4D3

Channel breakdown

R227
G205
B201
Red227 (89%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue9.23°
Saturation (HSL)31.71%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CD · B C9

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