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Recognised as Colour

#EDCAD8

  • #EDCAD8
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#EDCAD8 is a red with RGB values 237, 202, 216 and HSL 336°, 49%, 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

#EDCAD8#EDCAD8
HEX#EDCAD8
RGBrgb(237, 202, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7922, 0.8471
RGB percentages92.9%, 79.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(336, 49.3%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 14.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 8.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,583,960
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCAD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.04:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#123527

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD0D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D5D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F3C9CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.3Pink · ΔE 11.2Misty rose · ΔE 12.3Lavender blush · ΔE 14.5Light grey · ΔE 14.8Lavender · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAEDDF
Analogous#EDCAEA, #EDCECA
Triadic#D8EDCA, #CAD8ED
Split complementary#CAEDCE, #CAEAED
Tetradic#EAEDCA, #CAEDDF, #CECAED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF0F4
Darker −10%#E0A4BC
Darker −20%#D37EA0
Darker −30%#C65884
Darker −40%#AF3C6A
More saturated +25%#F6C1D6
Less saturated −25%#E4D3DA

Channel breakdown

R237
G202
B216
Red237 (92.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)49.3%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G CA · B D8

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