Recognised as Colour
#E7BCBC
- #E7BCBC
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Pink
#E7BCBC is a red with RGB values 231, 188, 188 and HSL 0°, 47%, 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 Pink.
Colour values
#E7BCBC#E7BCBC
HEX#E7BCBC
RGBrgb(231, 188, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.7373, 0.7373
RGB percentages90.6%, 73.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(0, 47.3%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 18.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 18.6%, 18.6%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,187,132
CSS custom property--colour: #E7BCBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#184343
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCE7E7
Analogous#E7BCD2, #E7D2BC
Triadic#BCE7BC, #BCBCE7
Split complementary#BCE7D2, #BCD2E7
Tetradic#D2E7BC, #BCE7E7, #D2BCE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G188
B188
Red231 (90.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)47.25%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G BC · B BC
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