Recognised as Colour

#E9C5CA

#E9C5CA
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#E9C5CA is a red with RGB values 233, 197, 202 and HSL 352°, 45%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#E9C5CA#E9C5CA

HEX#E9C5CA

RGBrgb(233, 197, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7725, 0.7922

RGB percentages91.4%, 77.3%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(351.7, 45%, 84.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 15.5%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 15.5%, 13.3%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,320,522

CSS custom property--colour: #E9C5CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.3:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#163A35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CACACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2D0C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F0C3C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 10.7 Misty rose · ΔE 11.4 Thistle · ΔE 11.8 Light grey · ΔE 13.8 Silver · ΔE 14.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.6

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5E9E4

Analogous#E9C5DC, #E9D2C5

Triadic#CAE9C5, #C5CAE9

Split complementary#C5E9D2, #C5DCE9

Tetradic#DCE9C5, #C5E9E4, #D2C5E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F7EAEC

Darker −10%#DBA0A8

Darker −20%#CD7B86

Darker −30%#BF5665

Darker −40%#A43E4C

More saturated +25%#F3BBC3

Less saturated −25%#DFCFD1

Channel breakdown

R233

G197

B202

Red233 (91.4%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue351.67°

Saturation (HSL)45%

Lightness84.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G C5 · B CA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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