Recognised as Colour

#E9B6CD

#E9B6CD
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#E9B6CD is a red with RGB values 233, 182, 205 and HSL 333°, 54%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#E9B6CD#E9B6CD

HEX#E9B6CD

RGBrgb(233, 182, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7137, 0.8039

RGB percentages91.4%, 71.4%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(332.9, 53.7%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.9, 21.9%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 21.9%, 12%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,316,685

CSS custom property--colour: #E9B6CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#164932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BABFCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6C7CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F1B5BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 9.2 Thistle · ΔE 10 Light pink · ΔE 11.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.7 Misty rose · ΔE 21.1 Plum · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6E9D2

Analogous#E9B6E6, #E9B9B6

Triadic#CDE9B6, #B6CDE9

Split complementary#B6E9B9, #B6E6E9

Tetradic#E6E9B6, #B6E9D2, #B9B6E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5DDE8

Darker −10%#DD8FB2

Darker −20%#D16897

Darker −30%#C6407C

Darker −40%#A23164

More saturated +25%#F5AACC

Less saturated −25%#DDC2CE

Channel breakdown

R233

G182

B205

Red233 (91.4%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue332.94°

Saturation (HSL)53.68%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G B6 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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