Colour

#E5B3B2

#E5B3B2
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#E5B3B2 is a red with RGB values 229, 179, 178 and HSL 1°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#E5B3B2#E5B3B2

HEX#E5B3B2

RGBrgb(229, 179, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.702, 0.698

RGB percentages89.8%, 70.2%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(1.2, 49.5%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 22.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 21.8%, 22.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,053,746

CSS custom property--colour: #E5B3B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#1A4C4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCBAB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7C3B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F0AEB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 9.7 Light pink · ΔE 10.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 13.8 Thistle · ΔE 17.6 Misty rose · ΔE 18.1 Silver · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2E4E5

Analogous#E5B2CB, #E5CDB2

Triadic#B2E5B3, #B3B2E5

Split complementary#B2E5CC, #B2CBE5

Tetradic#CBE5B2, #B2E4E5, #CDB2E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFEFE

Lighter +10%#F2D9D8

Darker −10%#D88D8C

Darker −20%#CB6866

Darker −30%#BE4340

Darker −40%#983533

More saturated +25%#F2A7A5

Less saturated −25%#D8BFBF

Channel breakdown

R229

G179

B178

Red229 (89.8%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue1.18°

Saturation (HSL)49.51%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G B3 · B B2

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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