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Recognised as Colour

#E9CAC5

  • #E9CAC5
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#E9CAC5 is a red with RGB values 233, 202, 197 and HSL 8°, 45%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#E9CAC5#E9CAC5
HEX#E9CAC5
RGBrgb(233, 202, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7922, 0.7725
RGB percentages91.4%, 79.2%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(8.3, 45%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.3, 15.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 15.5%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,321,797
CSS custom property--colour: #E9CAC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.72:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#16353A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0CDC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D3C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F1C7C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 9.2Light grey · ΔE 12Gainsboro · ΔE 12.7Silver · ΔE 13.4Antique white · ΔE 13.9Linen · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5E4E9
Analogous#E9C5D2, #E9DCC5
Triadic#C5E9CA, #CAC5E9
Split complementary#C5E9DC, #C5D2E9
Tetradic#D2E9C5, #C5E4E9, #DCC5E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7ECEA
Darker −10%#DBA8A0
Darker −20%#CD867B
Darker −30%#BF6556
Darker −40%#A44C3E
More saturated +25%#F3C3BB
Less saturated −25%#DFD1CF

Channel breakdown

R233
G202
B197
Red233 (91.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue8.33°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G CA · B C5

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