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Recognised as Colour

#ECE6E7

  • #ECE6E7
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#ECE6E7 is a red with RGB values 236, 230, 231 and HSL 350°, 14%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#ECE6E7#ECE6E7
HEX#ECE6E7
RGBrgb(236, 230, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.902, 0.9059
RGB percentages92.5%, 90.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(350, 13.6%, 91.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350, 2.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 2.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,525,607
CSS custom property--colour: #ECE6E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.04:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#131918

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E7E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E8E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EDE6E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.6White smoke · ΔE 5.3Lavender blush · ΔE 5.7Linen · ΔE 6.8Sea shell · ΔE 6.9Snow · ΔE 6.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.58, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6ECEB
Analogous#ECE6EA, #ECE8E6
Triadic#E7ECE6, #E6E7EC
Split complementary#E6ECE8, #E6EAEC
Tetradic#EAECE6, #E6ECEB, #E8E6EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#D6C9CB
Darker −20%#C0ACAF
Darker −30%#AA8F94
Darker −40%#947278
More saturated +25%#F2E1E3
Less saturated −25%#E9E9E9

Channel breakdown

R236
G230
B231
Red236 (92.5%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue350°
Saturation (HSL)13.64%
Lightness91.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G E6 · B E7

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