Colour

#E5C2D2

#E5C2D2
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#E5C2D2 is a red with RGB values 229, 194, 210 and HSL 333°, 40%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E5C2D2#E5C2D2

HEX#E5C2D2

RGBrgb(229, 194, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7608, 0.8235

RGB percentages89.8%, 76.1%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(332.6, 40.2%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.6, 15.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 15.3%, 8.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,057,618

CSS custom property--colour: #E5C2D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#1A3D2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4C8D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCCDD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EBC1C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.4 Pink · ΔE 11.4 Misty rose · ΔE 15 Light pink · ΔE 15.4 Light grey · ΔE 15.6 Silver · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.38, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2E5D5

Analogous#E5C2E3, #E5C4C2

Triadic#D2E5C2, #C2D2E5

Split complementary#C2E5C4, #C2E3E5

Tetradic#E3E5C2, #C2E5D5, #C4C2E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F4E6EC

Darker −10%#D69EB8

Darker −20%#C77A9D

Darker −30%#B75783

Darker −40%#9A416A

More saturated +25%#F0B7D1

Less saturated −25%#DACDD3

Channel breakdown

R229

G194

B210

Red229 (89.8%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue332.57°

Saturation (HSL)40.23%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G C2 · B D2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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