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Recognised as Colour

#EDCED3

  • #EDCED3
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#EDCED3 is a red with RGB values 237, 206, 211 and HSL 350°, 46%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#EDCED3#EDCED3
HEX#EDCED3
RGBrgb(237, 206, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8078, 0.8275
RGB percentages92.9%, 80.8%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(350.3, 46.3%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.3, 13.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 11%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,584,979
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCED3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.37:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#12312C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D2D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9D8D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F3CCD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 8.5Light grey · ΔE 11.8Gainsboro · ΔE 12Thistle · ΔE 12.1Lavender blush · ΔE 12.3Pink · ΔE 12.8
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 8.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEEDE8
Analogous#EDCEE3, #EDD9CE
Triadic#D3EDCE, #CED3ED
Split complementary#CEEDD9, #CEE3ED
Tetradic#E3EDCE, #CEEDE8, #D9CEED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF3F4
Darker −10%#DFA9B2
Darker −20%#D28390
Darker −30%#C45E6F
Darker −40%#AF4052
More saturated +25%#F5C6CD
Less saturated −25%#E5D6D9

Channel breakdown

R237
G206
B211
Red237 (92.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue350.32°
Saturation (HSL)46.27%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G CE · B D3

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