Recognised as Colour

#E4C8CD

#E4C8CD
Red
Light
Nearest: Misty rose

#E4C8CD is a red with RGB values 228, 200, 205 and HSL 349°, 34%, 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 Misty rose.

Colour values

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HEX#E4C8CD

RGBrgb(228, 200, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7843, 0.8039

RGB percentages89.4%, 78.4%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(349.3, 34.1%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 12.3%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 12.3%, 10.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,993,613

CSS custom property--colour: #E4C8CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#1B3732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCCCCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2D1CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EAC6CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 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 text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 10.5 Light grey · ΔE 10.8 Thistle · ΔE 11.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.7 Silver · ΔE 12 Pink · ΔE 13.7

Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8E4DF

Analogous#E4C8DB, #E4D1C8

Triadic#CDE4C8, #C8CDE4

Split complementary#C8E4D1, #C8DBE4

Tetradic#DBE4C8, #C8E4DF, #D1C8E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5EAEC

Darker −10%#D3A6AE

Darker −20%#C2848F

Darker −30%#B26170

Darker −40%#964A57

More saturated +25%#EEBEC6

Less saturated −25%#DAD2D4

Channel breakdown

R228

G200

B205

Red228 (89.4%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue349.29°

Saturation (HSL)34.15%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G C8 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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