Recognised as Colour
#EDC9DB
- #EDC9DB
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EDC9DB is a red with RGB values 237, 201, 219 and HSL 330°, 50%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EDC9DB#EDC9DB
HEX#EDC9DB
RGBrgb(237, 201, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7882, 0.8588
RGB percentages92.9%, 78.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(330, 50%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 15.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 7.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,583,707
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC9DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.98:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#123624
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9EDDB
Analogous#EDC9ED, #EDC9C9
Triadic#DBEDC9, #C9DBED
Split complementary#C9EDC9, #C9EDED
Tetradic#EDEDC9, #C9EDDB, #C9C9ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G201
B219
Red237 (92.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G C9 · B DB
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