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Recognised as Colour

#EDC8C2

  • #EDC8C2
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#EDC8C2 is a red with RGB values 237, 200, 194 and HSL 8°, 54%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#EDC8C2#EDC8C2
HEX#EDC8C2
RGBrgb(237, 200, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7843, 0.7608
RGB percentages92.9%, 78.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(8.4, 54.4%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.4, 18.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.6%, 18.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,583,426
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC8C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.64:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#12373D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCCC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D3C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F6C4C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 10.2Pink · ΔE 12.8Light grey · ΔE 14.5Antique white · ΔE 14.9Peach puff · ΔE 14.9Gainsboro · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2E7ED
Analogous#EDC2D2, #EDDEC2
Triadic#C2EDC8, #C8C2ED
Split complementary#C2EDDE, #C2D2ED
Tetradic#D2EDC2, #C2E7ED, #DEC2ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9ECE9
Darker −10%#E1A49B
Darker −20%#D68173
Darker −30%#CA5D4C
Darker −40%#AF4534
More saturated +25%#F7C1B8
Less saturated −25%#E3CFCC

Channel breakdown

R237
G200
B194
Red237 (92.9%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue8.37°
Saturation (HSL)54.43%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G C8 · B C2

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