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Recognised as Colour

#E3CFCC

  • #E3CFCC
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#E3CFCC is a red with RGB values 227, 207, 204 and HSL 8°, 29%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#E3CFCC#E3CFCC
HEX#E3CFCC
RGBrgb(227, 207, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8118, 0.8
RGB percentages89%, 81.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(7.8, 29.1%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.8, 10.1%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 10.1%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,929,868
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CFCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.06:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#1C3033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3D1CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E8CDCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7.6Gainsboro · ΔE 8.2Misty rose · ΔE 8.4Silver · ΔE 10.3Linen · ΔE 11.9Lavender blush · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCE0E3
Analogous#E3CCD5, #E3DBCC
Triadic#CCE3CF, #CFCCE3
Split complementary#CCE3DB, #CCD5E3
Tetradic#D5E3CC, #CCE0E3, #DBCCE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5EEED
Darker −10%#D1B0AB
Darker −20%#BF918A
Darker −30%#AD7269
Darker −40%#935950
More saturated +25%#EDC8C2
Less saturated −25%#D9D6D6

Channel breakdown

R227
G207
B204
Red227 (89%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue7.83°
Saturation (HSL)29.11%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CF · B CC

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