Recognised as Colour

#E9C6CB

#E9C6CB
Red
Light
Nearest: Misty rose

#E9C6CB is a red with RGB values 233, 198, 203 and HSL 351°, 44%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#E9C6CB#E9C6CB

HEX#E9C6CB

RGBrgb(233, 198, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7765, 0.7961

RGB percentages91.4%, 77.6%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(351.4, 44.3%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 15%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 15%, 12.9%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,320,779

CSS custom property--colour: #E9C6CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.4:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#163934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBCBCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3D1CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F0C4C8no 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 text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 11 Pink · ΔE 11.1 Thistle · ΔE 11.7 Light grey · ΔE 13.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.2 Silver · ΔE 14.3

Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6E9E4

Analogous#E9C6DD, #E9D3C6

Triadic#CBE9C6, #C6CBE9

Split complementary#C6E9D3, #C6DDE9

Tetradic#DDE9C6, #C6E9E4, #D3C6E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F7EBED

Darker −10%#DBA1A9

Darker −20%#CD7C88

Darker −30%#BE5866

Darker −40%#A43F4E

More saturated +25%#F3BCC4

Less saturated −25%#DFD0D2

Channel breakdown

R233

G198

B203

Red233 (91.4%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue351.43°

Saturation (HSL)44.3%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G C6 · B CB

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