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Recognised as Colour

#ECC9C2

  • #ECC9C2
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#ECC9C2 is a red with RGB values 236, 201, 194 and HSL 10°, 53%, 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

#ECC9C2#ECC9C2
HEX#ECC9C2
RGBrgb(236, 201, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7882, 0.7608
RGB percentages92.5%, 78.8%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(10, 52.5%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 17.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 17.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,518,146
CSS custom property--colour: #ECC9C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.7:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#13363D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0CDC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D3C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F5C5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 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 text13.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 9.8Pink · ΔE 13.8Light grey · ΔE 13.9Antique white · ΔE 14.2Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4Peach puff · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 9.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2E5EC
Analogous#ECC2D0, #ECDEC2
Triadic#C2ECC9, #C9C2EC
Split complementary#C2ECDE, #C2D0EC
Tetradic#D0ECC2, #C2E5EC, #DEC2EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8EBE9
Darker −10%#E0A79B
Darker −20%#D48474
Darker −30%#C8624D
Darker −40%#AC4936
More saturated +25%#F6C2B8
Less saturated −25%#E2D0CC

Channel breakdown

R236
G201
B194
Red236 (92.5%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)52.5%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G C9 · B C2

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