Recognised as Colour

#E9C7CC

#E9C7CC
Red
Light
Nearest: Misty rose

#E9C7CC is a red with RGB values 233, 199, 204 and HSL 351°, 44%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

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HEX#E9C7CC

RGBrgb(233, 199, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7804, 0.8

RGB percentages91.4%, 78%, 80%

HSLhsl(351.2, 43.6%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 14.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 14.6%, 12.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,321,036

CSS custom property--colour: #E9C7CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#163833

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCCCCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3D1CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F0C5C9no 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 text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 10.7 Pink · ΔE 11.4 Thistle · ΔE 11.6 Light grey · ΔE 13 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7 Silver · ΔE 14.1

Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7E9E4

Analogous#E9C7DD, #E9D3C7

Triadic#CCE9C7, #C7CCE9

Split complementary#C7E9D3, #C7DDE9

Tetradic#DDE9C7, #C7E9E4, #D3C7E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F7ECED

Darker −10%#DBA2AB

Darker −20%#CC7E89

Darker −30%#BE5968

Darker −40%#A4404F

More saturated +25%#F3BDC5

Less saturated −25%#DFD1D3

Channel breakdown

R233

G199

B204

Red233 (91.4%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue351.18°

Saturation (HSL)43.59%

Lightness84.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G C7 · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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