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Recognised as Colour

#E4CBC8

  • #E4CBC8
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#E4CBC8 is a red with RGB values 228, 203, 200 and HSL 6°, 34%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#E4CBC8#E4CBC8
HEX#E4CBC8
RGBrgb(228, 203, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7961, 0.7843
RGB percentages89.4%, 79.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(6.4, 34.1%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.4, 12.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 12.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,994,376
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CBC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.68:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#1B3437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0CEC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D2C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#EAC8CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 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 text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 9Light grey · ΔE 9.5Gainsboro · ΔE 10.3Silver · ΔE 11.2Linen · ΔE 13.5Lavender blush · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8E1E4
Analogous#E4C8D3, #E4D9C8
Triadic#C8E4CB, #CBC8E4
Split complementary#C8E4D9, #C8D3E4
Tetradic#D3E4C8, #C8E1E4, #D9C8E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5EBEA
Darker −10%#D3ABA6
Darker −20%#C28A84
Darker −30%#B26A61
Darker −40%#96524A
More saturated +25%#EEC3BE
Less saturated −25%#DAD3D2

Channel breakdown

R228
G203
B200
Red228 (89.4%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue6.43°
Saturation (HSL)34.15%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G CB · B C8

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