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Recognised as Colour

#E6CAC3

  • #E6CAC3
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#E6CAC3 is a red with RGB values 230, 202, 195 and HSL 12°, 41%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#E6CAC3#E6CAC3
HEX#E6CAC3
RGBrgb(230, 202, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7922, 0.7647
RGB percentages90.2%, 79.2%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(12, 41.2%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 15.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 15.2%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,125,187
CSS custom property--colour: #E6CAC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.6:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#19353C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0CDC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D2C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#EDC7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 9.5Light grey · ΔE 11.3Gainsboro · ΔE 12Silver · ΔE 12.6Antique white · ΔE 13.1Linen · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3DFE6
Analogous#E6C3CD, #E6DCC3
Triadic#C3E6CA, #CAC3E6
Split complementary#C3E6DC, #C3CDE6
Tetradic#CEE6C3, #C3DFE6, #DCC3E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5EAE7
Darker −10%#D7AA9F
Darker −20%#C88A7B
Darker −30%#B96B57
Darker −40%#9C5341
More saturated +25%#F1C4B8
Less saturated −25%#DBD0CE

Channel breakdown

R230
G202
B195
Red230 (90.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G CA · B C3

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