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Recognised as Colour

#E9C6BE

  • #E9C6BE
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#E9C6BE is a red with RGB values 233, 198, 190 and HSL 11°, 49%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#E9C6BE#E9C6BE
HEX#E9C6BE
RGBrgb(233, 198, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7765, 0.7451
RGB percentages91.4%, 77.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(11.2, 49.4%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 18.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 18.5%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,320,766
CSS custom property--colour: #E9C6BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.29:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#163941

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDCABDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D0BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F2C2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 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 text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 11Pink · ΔE 14.1Light grey · ΔE 14.2Peach puff · ΔE 14.5Antique white · ΔE 14.8Silver · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEE1E9
Analogous#E9BECB, #E9DCBE
Triadic#BEE9C6, #C6BEE9
Split complementary#BEE9DB, #BECCE9
Tetradic#CBE9BE, #BEE1E9, #DBBEE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6E7E4
Darker −10%#DCA598
Darker −20%#CF8372
Darker −30%#C2624C
Darker −40%#A44C37
More saturated +25%#F4BFB3
Less saturated −25%#DECDC9

Channel breakdown

R233
G198
B190
Red233 (91.4%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue11.16°
Saturation (HSL)49.43%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G C6 · B BE

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