Recognised as Colour
#E7C5D6
- #E7C5D6
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E7C5D6 is a red with RGB values 231, 197, 214 and HSL 330°, 41%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E7C5D6#E7C5D6
HEX#E7C5D6
RGBrgb(231, 197, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.7725, 0.8392
RGB percentages90.6%, 77.3%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(330, 41.5%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 14.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.7%, 7.4%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,189,462
CSS custom property--colour: #E7C5D6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.36:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#183A29
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5E7D6
Analogous#E7C5E7, #E7C5C5
Triadic#D6E7C5, #C5D6E7
Split complementary#C5E7C5, #C5E7E7
Tetradic#E7E7C5, #C5E7D6, #C5C5E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G197
B214
Red231 (90.6%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)41.46%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G C5 · B D6
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