Recognised as Colour
#EDBCBC
- #EDBCBC
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Pink
#EDBCBC is a red with RGB values 237, 188, 188 and HSL 0°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.
Colour values
#EDBCBC#EDBCBC
HEX#EDBCBC
RGBrgb(237, 188, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7373, 0.7373
RGB percentages92.9%, 73.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(0, 57.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 20.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 20.7%, 20.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,580,348
CSS custom property--colour: #EDBCBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#124343
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCEDED
Analogous#EDBCD5, #EDD5BC
Triadic#BCEDBC, #BCBCED
Split complementary#BCEDD5, #BCD5ED
Tetradic#D5EDBC, #BCEDED, #D5BCED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G188
B188
Red237 (92.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G BC · B BC
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