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Recognised as Colour

#E6CFC9

  • #E6CFC9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#E6CFC9 is a red with RGB values 230, 207, 201 and HSL 12°, 37%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#E6CFC9#E6CFC9
HEX#E6CFC9
RGBrgb(230, 207, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8118, 0.7882
RGB percentages90.2%, 81.2%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(12.4, 36.7%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.4, 12.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 12.6%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,126,473
CSS custom property--colour: #E6CFC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.13:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#193036

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4D1C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9D6C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ECCCCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 8.1Light grey · ΔE 9.2Gainsboro · ΔE 9.6Silver · ΔE 11.6Antique white · ΔE 11.7Linen · ΔE 11.8
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9E0E6
Analogous#E6C9D2, #E6DEC9
Triadic#C9E6CF, #CFC9E6
Split complementary#C9E6DE, #C9D2E6
Tetradic#D2E6C9, #C9E0E6, #DEC9E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6EEEC
Darker −10%#D6B0A6
Darker −20%#C69183
Darker −30%#B67260
Darker −40%#9B5948
More saturated +25%#F0C9BF
Less saturated −25%#DCD5D3

Channel breakdown

R230
G207
B201
Red230 (90.2%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue12.41°
Saturation (HSL)36.71%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G CF · B C9

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