Recognised as Colour

#E8BECC

#E8BECC
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#E8BECC is a red with RGB values 232, 190, 204 and HSL 340°, 48%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#E8BECC#E8BECC

HEX#E8BECC

RGBrgb(232, 190, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.7451, 0.8

RGB percentages91%, 74.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(340, 47.7%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 18.1%, 91%)

CMYK0%, 18.1%, 12.1%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,253,196

CSS custom property--colour: #E8BECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.67:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#174133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C5CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCCCCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EFBCC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 8.8 Thistle · ΔE 8.9 Light pink · ΔE 12.5 Misty rose · ΔE 15.7 Silver · ΔE 17.6 Light grey · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BEE8DA

Analogous#E8BEE1, #E8C5BE

Triadic#CCE8BE, #BECCE8

Split complementary#BEE8C5, #BEE1E8

Tetradic#E1E8BE, #BEE8DA, #C5BEE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5E4EA

Darker −10%#DB98AE

Darker −20%#CD7391

Darker −30%#C04D73

Darker −40%#A1395C

More saturated +25%#F3B3C8

Less saturated −25%#DDC9D0

Channel breakdown

R232

G190

B204

Red232 (91%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)47.73%

Lightness82.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E8 · G BE · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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