Colour

#E5C2CC

#E5C2CC
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#E5C2CC is a red with RGB values 229, 194, 204 and HSL 343°, 40%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E5C2CC#E5C2CC

HEX#E5C2CC

RGBrgb(229, 194, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7608, 0.8

RGB percentages89.8%, 76.1%, 80%

HSLhsl(342.9, 40.2%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 15.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 15.3%, 10.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,057,612

CSS custom property--colour: #E5C2CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#1A3D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C7CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CECDCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#EBC0C5no 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 text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9 Pink · ΔE 11 Misty rose · ΔE 13.3 Light grey · ΔE 14.3 Silver · ΔE 14.6 Light pink · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)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#C2E5DB

Analogous#E5C2DE, #E5CAC2

Triadic#CCE5C2, #C2CCE5

Split complementary#C2E5CA, #C2DDE5

Tetradic#DEE5C2, #C2E5DB, #CAC2E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F4E6EA

Darker −10%#D69EAE

Darker −20%#C77A90

Darker −30%#B75772

Darker −40%#9A415B

More saturated +25%#F0B7C7

Less saturated −25%#DACDD1

Channel breakdown

R229

G194

B204

Red229 (89.8%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue342.86°

Saturation (HSL)40.23%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G C2 · B CC

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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