Recognised as Colour

#E5BAC5

#E5BAC5
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#E5BAC5 is a red with RGB values 229, 186, 197 and HSL 345°, 45%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#E5BAC5#E5BAC5

HEX#E5BAC5

RGBrgb(229, 186, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7294, 0.7725

RGB percentages89.8%, 72.9%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(344.7, 45.3%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 18.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 18.8%, 14%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,055,557

CSS custom property--colour: #E5BAC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.16:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#1A453A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFC1C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9C8C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EDB8BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 8.7 Thistle · ΔE 10.3 Light pink · ΔE 11.9 Misty rose · ΔE 16.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.1 Silver · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 8.65, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAE5DA

Analogous#E5BADB, #E5C4BA

Triadic#C5E5BA, #BAC5E5

Split complementary#BAE5C4, #BADBE5

Tetradic#DBE5BA, #BAE5DA, #C4BAE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3DFE4

Darker −10%#D795A6

Darker −20%#C97087

Darker −30%#BB4B68

Darker −40%#993A52

More saturated +25%#F1AEBF

Less saturated −25%#D9C6CB

Channel breakdown

R229

G186

B197

Red229 (89.8%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue344.65°

Saturation (HSL)45.26%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G BA · B C5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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