Recognised as Colour

#E9BCBE

#E9BCBE
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#E9BCBE is a red with RGB values 233, 188, 190 and HSL 357°, 51%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#E9BCBE#E9BCBE

HEX#E9BCBE

RGBrgb(233, 188, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7373, 0.7451

RGB percentages91.4%, 73.7%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(357.3, 50.6%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.3, 19.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 19.3%, 18.5%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,318,206

CSS custom property--colour: #E9BCBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#164341

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3C2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CECABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F3B8BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 8.6 Light pink · ΔE 11.6 Misty rose · ΔE 14.6 Thistle · ΔE 14.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.7 Silver · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCE9E7

Analogous#E9BCD5, #E9D1BC

Triadic#BEE9BC, #BCBEE9

Split complementary#BCE9D1, #BCD5E9

Tetradic#D5E9BC, #BCE9E7, #D0BCE9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6E2E3

Darker −10%#DC9699

Darker −20%#D06F74

Darker −30%#C3494E

Darker −40%#A3363B

More saturated +25%#F4B1B4

Less saturated −25%#DEC7C8

Channel breakdown

R233

G188

B190

Red233 (91.4%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue357.33°

Saturation (HSL)50.56%

Lightness82.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G BC · B BE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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