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Recognised as Colour

#E4CACA

  • #E4CACA
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#E4CACA is a red with RGB values 228, 202, 202 and HSL 0°, 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

#E4CACA#E4CACA
HEX#E4CACA
RGBrgb(228, 202, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7922, 0.7922
RGB percentages89.4%, 79.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(0, 32.5%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 11.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 11.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,994,122
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62999WCAG 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 13.6:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#1B3535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CECDCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D2CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EAC8CAno 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 text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 9.3Light grey · ΔE 9.8Gainsboro · ΔE 10.6Silver · ΔE 11.3Lavender blush · ΔE 13.6Thistle · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 9.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAE4E4
Analogous#E4CAD7, #E4D7CA
Triadic#CAE4CA, #CACAE4
Split complementary#CAE4D7, #CAD7E4
Tetradic#D7E4CA, #CAE4E4, #D7CAE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5ECEC
Darker −10%#D3A8A8
Darker −20%#C28686
Darker −30%#B06565
Darker −40%#964C4C
More saturated +25%#EEC0C0
Less saturated −25%#DAD4D4

Channel breakdown

R228
G202
B202
Red228 (89.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)32.5%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G CA · B CA

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