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Recognised as Colour

#E5CDC9

  • #E5CDC9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#E5CDC9 is a red with RGB values 229, 205, 201 and HSL 9°, 35%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#E5CDC9#E5CDC9
HEX#E5CDC9
RGBrgb(229, 205, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8039, 0.7882
RGB percentages89.8%, 80.4%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(8.6, 35%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 12.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 12.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,060,425
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CDC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.91:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1A3236

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D0C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D4C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EBCACCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 8.5Light grey · ΔE 9.2Gainsboro · ΔE 9.9Silver · ΔE 11.3Linen · ΔE 12.6Antique white · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 8.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9E1E5
Analogous#E5C9D3, #E5DBC9
Triadic#C9E5CD, #CDC9E5
Split complementary#C9E5DB, #C9D3E5
Tetradic#D3E5C9, #C9E1E5, #DBC9E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6EDEB
Darker −10%#D4ADA7
Darker −20%#C48D84
Darker −30%#B36D62
Darker −40%#995549
More saturated +25%#EFC6BF
Less saturated −25%#DBD4D3

Channel breakdown

R229
G205
B201
Red229 (89.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)35%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G CD · B C9

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