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Recognised as Colour

#E4C9CF

  • #E4C9CF
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#E4C9CF is a red with RGB values 228, 201, 207 and HSL 347°, 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

#E4C9CF#E4C9CF
HEX#E4C9CF
RGBrgb(228, 201, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7882, 0.8118
RGB percentages89.4%, 78.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(346.7, 33.3%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 11.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 9.2%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,993,871
CSS custom property--colour: #E4C9CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62772WCAG 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 13.55:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#1B3630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCCDCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D1CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E9C8CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 10.4Light grey · ΔE 10.5Thistle · ΔE 10.6Gainsboro · ΔE 11.4Silver · ΔE 11.9Lavender blush · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9E4DE
Analogous#E4C9DC, #E4D1C9
Triadic#CFE4C9, #C9CFE4
Split complementary#C9E4D1, #C9DCE4
Tetradic#DDE4C9, #C9E4DE, #D1C9E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5EBED
Darker −10%#D3A7B1
Darker −20%#C28593
Darker −30%#B16374
Darker −40%#964B5C
More saturated +25%#EEBFC9
Less saturated −25%#DAD3D5

Channel breakdown

R228
G201
B207
Red228 (89.4%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue346.67°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G C9 · B CF

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