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Recognised as Colour

#E8CDCE

  • #E8CDCE
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#E8CDCE is a red with RGB values 232, 205, 206 and HSL 358°, 37%, 86%. 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

#E8CDCE#E8CDCE
HEX#E8CDCE
RGBrgb(232, 205, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8039, 0.8078
RGB percentages91%, 80.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(357.8, 37%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.8, 11.6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 11.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,257,038
CSS custom property--colour: #E8CDCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65275WCAG 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 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#173231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D0CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D5CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EECBCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 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 text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 8.3Light grey · ΔE 10Gainsboro · ΔE 10.5Silver · ΔE 12.2Lavender blush · ΔE 12.5Thistle · ΔE 13.5
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDE8E7
Analogous#E8CDDC, #E8DACD
Triadic#CEE8CD, #CDCEE8
Split complementary#CDE8DA, #CDDCE8
Tetradic#DCE8CD, #CDE8E7, #DACDE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F0F0
Darker −10%#D8AAAC
Darker −20%#C8878A
Darker −30%#B86467
Darker −40%#A0494D
More saturated +25%#F1C4C6
Less saturated −25%#DFD6D6

Channel breakdown

R232
G205
B206
Red232 (91%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue357.78°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G CD · B CE

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