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Recognised as Colour

#EDCACB

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

#EDCACB is a red with RGB values 237, 202, 203 and HSL 358°, 49%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#EDCACB#EDCACB
HEX#EDCACB
RGBrgb(237, 202, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7922, 0.7961
RGB percentages92.9%, 79.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(358.3, 49.3%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.3, 14.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 14.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,583,947
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCACB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.91:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#123534

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0CFCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D5CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F5C7CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 9.2Pink · ΔE 11.7Light grey · ΔE 13.1Gainsboro · ΔE 13.6Thistle · ΔE 14Lavender blush · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAEDEC
Analogous#EDCADD, #EDDBCA
Triadic#CBEDCA, #CACBED
Split complementary#CAEDDB, #CADDED
Tetradic#DDEDCA, #CAEDEC, #DBCAED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF0F0
Darker −10%#E0A4A6
Darker −20%#D37E80
Darker −30%#C6585B
Darker −40%#AF3C3F
More saturated +25%#F6C1C3
Less saturated −25%#E4D3D3

Channel breakdown

R237
G202
B203
Red237 (92.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue358.29°
Saturation (HSL)49.3%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G CA · B CB

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