Colour

#E9B9AA

#E9B9AA
Red
Light
Nearest: Peach puff

#E9B9AA is a red with RGB values 233, 185, 170 and HSL 14°, 59%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peach puff.

Colour values

#E9B9AA#E9B9AA

HEX#E9B9AA

RGBrgb(233, 185, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7255, 0.6667

RGB percentages91.4%, 72.5%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(14.3, 58.9%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.3, 27%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 20.6%, 27%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,317,418

CSS custom property--colour: #E9B9AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#164655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4BEA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFC7AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F5B2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peach puff · ΔE 14.3 Pink · ΔE 14.9 Tan · ΔE 14.9 Light pink · ΔE 15.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.3 Bisque · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourPeach puff (#FFDAB9)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AADAE9

Analogous#E9AABB, #E9D8AA

Triadic#AAE9B9, #B9AAE9

Split complementary#AAE9D8, #AABBE9

Tetradic#BBE9AA, #AADAE9, #D8AAE9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFCFB

Lighter +10%#F3DAD3

Darker −10%#DF9881

Darker −20%#D47659

Darker −30%#C75633

Darker −40%#9E4529

More saturated +25%#F6B29D

Less saturated −25%#DCC0B7

Channel breakdown

R233

G185

B170

Red233 (91.4%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue14.29°

Saturation (HSL)58.88%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G B9 · B AA

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Colour values

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