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Recognised as Colour

#E6C3BC

  • #E6C3BC
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#E6C3BC is a red with RGB values 230, 195, 188 and HSL 10°, 46%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#E6C3BC#E6C3BC
HEX#E6C3BC
RGBrgb(230, 195, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7647, 0.7373
RGB percentages90.2%, 76.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(10, 45.7%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 18.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 18.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,123,388
CSS custom property--colour: #E6C3BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.9:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#193C43

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CAC7BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2CDBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EFBFC1no 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 text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BCDFE6
Analogous#E6BCCA, #E6D8BC
Triadic#BCE6C3, #C3BCE6
Split complementary#BCE6D8, #BCCAE6
Tetradic#CAE6BC, #BCDFE6, #D8BCE6

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4E4E1
Darker −10%#D8A297
Darker −20%#CA8072
Darker −30%#BC5F4D
Darker −40%#9C4A3A
More saturated +25%#F2BBB1
Less saturated −25%#DBCBC8

Channel breakdown

R230
G195
B188
Red230 (90.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)45.65%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G C3 · B BC

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