Recognised as Colour

#E6BBCA

#E6BBCA
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#E6BBCA is a red with RGB values 230, 187, 202 and HSL 339°, 46%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E6BBCA#E6BBCA

HEX#E6BBCA

RGBrgb(230, 187, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7333, 0.7922

RGB percentages90.2%, 73.3%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(339.1, 46.2%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.1, 18.7%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 18.7%, 12.2%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,121,354

CSS custom property--colour: #E6BBCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#194435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFC2CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9C9C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#EDB9C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.8 Pink · ΔE 8.9 Light pink · ΔE 12.3 Misty rose · ΔE 16.9 Silver · ΔE 18 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBE6D7

Analogous#E6BBE0, #E6C1BB

Triadic#CAE6BB, #BBCAE6

Split complementary#BBE6C2, #BBE0E6

Tetradic#E0E6BB, #BBE6D7, #C1BBE6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F4E0E7

Darker −10%#D896AD

Darker −20%#CB7090

Darker −30%#BD4B73

Darker −40%#9C395C

More saturated +25%#F2AFC6

Less saturated −25%#DAC7CE

Channel breakdown

R230

G187

B202

Red230 (90.2%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue339.07°

Saturation (HSL)46.24%

Lightness81.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G BB · B CA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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