Colour

#E6B3B3

#E6B3B3
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#E6B3B3 is a red with RGB values 230, 179, 179 and HSL 0°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#E6B3B3#E6B3B3

HEX#E6B3B3

RGBrgb(230, 179, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.702, 0.702

RGB percentages90.2%, 70.2%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(0, 50.5%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 22.2%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 22.2%, 22.2%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,119,283

CSS custom property--colour: #E6B3B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#194C4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCBAB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8C3B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F1AEB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 9.2 Light pink · ΔE 10.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 14 Thistle · ΔE 17.4 Misty rose · ΔE 18.2 Silver · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3E6E6

Analogous#E6B3CD, #E6CDB3

Triadic#B3E6B3, #B3B3E6

Split complementary#B3E6CD, #B3CDE6

Tetradic#CDE6B3, #B3E6E6, #CDB3E6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3D9D9

Darker −10%#D98D8D

Darker −20%#CD6666

Darker −30%#C04040

Darker −40%#9A3333

More saturated +25%#F3A6A6

Less saturated −25%#D9C0C0

Channel breakdown

R230

G179

B179

Red230 (90.2%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)50.5%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G B3 · B B3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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