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Recognised as Colour

#E7C9C2

  • #E7C9C2
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#E7C9C2 is a red with RGB values 231, 201, 194 and HSL 11°, 44%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#E7C9C2#E7C9C2
HEX#E7C9C2
RGBrgb(231, 201, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.7882, 0.7608
RGB percentages90.6%, 78.8%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(11.4, 43.5%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.4, 16%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 16%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,190,466
CSS custom property--colour: #E7C9C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62657WCAG 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 13.53:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#18363D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCCC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D2C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EFC5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 9.8Light grey · ΔE 12Gainsboro · ΔE 12.8Silver · ΔE 13.2Antique white · ΔE 13.6Linen · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2E0E7
Analogous#E7C2CD, #E7DCC2
Triadic#C2E7C9, #C9C2E7
Split complementary#C2E7DB, #C2CEE7
Tetradic#CDE7C2, #C2E0E7, #DCC2E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5E9E7
Darker −10%#D9A99D
Darker −20%#CA8879
Darker −30%#BC6854
Darker −40%#9F513E
More saturated +25%#F2C2B7
Less saturated −25%#DCD0CD

Channel breakdown

R231
G201
B194
Red231 (90.6%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue11.35°
Saturation (HSL)43.53%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G C9 · B C2

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