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Recognised as Colour

#E4C9D0

  • #E4C9D0
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E4C9D0 is a red with RGB values 228, 201, 208 and HSL 344°, 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 Thistle.

Colour values

#E4C9D0#E4C9D0
HEX#E4C9D0
RGBrgb(228, 201, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7882, 0.8157
RGB percentages89.4%, 78.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(344.4, 33.3%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.4, 11.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 8.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,993,872
CSS custom property--colour: #E4C9D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#1B362F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCCDD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D1CFno 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 3.2 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 text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.1Misty rose · ΔE 10.7Light grey · ΔE 10.7Gainsboro · ΔE 11.5Silver · ΔE 12Lavender blush · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9E4DD
Analogous#E4C9DE, #E4D0C9
Triadic#D0E4C9, #C9D0E4
Split complementary#C9E4D0, #C9DEE4
Tetradic#DEE4C9, #C9E4DD, #D0C9E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5EBEE
Darker −10%#D3A7B2
Darker −20%#C28595
Darker −30%#B16377
Darker −40%#964B5E
More saturated +25%#EEBFCB
Less saturated −25%#DAD3D5

Channel breakdown

R228
G201
B208
Red228 (89.4%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue344.44°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G C9 · B D0

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