Colour

#ECDDD9

#ECDDD9
Red
Light
Nearest: Misty rose

#ECDDD9 is a red with RGB values 236, 221, 217 and HSL 13°, 33%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#ECDDD9#ECDDD9

HEX#ECDDD9

RGBrgb(236, 221, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8667, 0.851

RGB percentages92.5%, 86.7%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(12.6, 33.3%, 88.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.6, 8.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 6.4%, 8.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,523,289

CSS custom property--colour: #ECDDD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.91:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#132226

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0DED9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4E1D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F0DBDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 5.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 6 Linen · ΔE 7.1 Light grey · ΔE 7.5 Lavender blush · ΔE 8.3 Sea shell · ΔE 8.3

Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 5.62, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9E8EC

Analogous#ECD9DE, #ECE6D9

Triadic#D9ECDD, #DDD9EC

Split complementary#D9ECE6, #D9DEEC

Tetradic#DEECD9, #D9E8EC, #E7D9EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FDFBFB

Darker −10%#DBBFB7

Darker −20%#CAA095

Darker −30%#B98273

Darker −40%#A66453

More saturated +25%#F3D9D2

Less saturated −25%#E5E1E0

Channel breakdown

R236

G221

B217

Red236 (92.5%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue12.63°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness88.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G DD · B D9

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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