Recognised as Colour

#E5CBCD

#E5CBCD
Red
Light
Nearest: Misty rose

#E5CBCD is a red with RGB values 229, 203, 205 and HSL 355°, 33%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#E5CBCD#E5CBCD

HEX#E5CBCD

RGBrgb(229, 203, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7961, 0.8039

RGB percentages89.8%, 79.6%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(355.4, 33.3%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.4, 11.4%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 11.4%, 10.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,059,917

CSS custom property--colour: #E5CBCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.76:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#1A3432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFCECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5D3CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#EBC9CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 9.2 Light grey · ΔE 9.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.5 Silver · ΔE 11.5 Thistle · ΔE 12.7 Lavender blush · ΔE 13.1

Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBE5E3

Analogous#E5CBDA, #E5D6CB

Triadic#CDE5CB, #CBCDE5

Split complementary#CBE5D6, #CBDAE5

Tetradic#DAE5CB, #CBE5E3, #D6CBE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6EDEE

Darker −10%#D4A9AC

Darker −20%#C3878C

Darker −30%#B2656B

Darker −40%#984C52

More saturated +25%#EFC1C5

Less saturated −25%#DBD5D5

Channel breakdown

R229

G203

B205

Red229 (89.8%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue355.38°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness84.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G CB · B CD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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