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Recognised as Colour

#EDD9DC

  • #EDD9DC
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#EDD9DC is a red with RGB values 237, 217, 220 and HSL 351°, 36%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#EDD9DC#EDD9DC
HEX#EDD9DC
RGBrgb(237, 217, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.851, 0.8627
RGB percentages92.9%, 85.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(351, 35.7%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351, 8.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 7.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,587,804
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD9DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.56:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#122623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDCDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0DFDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F1D8DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 5.9Gainsboro · ΔE 7.5Lavender blush · ΔE 8Light grey · ΔE 8.4Linen · ΔE 10.3Sea shell · ΔE 10.8
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 5.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9EDEA
Analogous#EDD9E6, #EDE0D9
Triadic#DCEDD9, #D9DCED
Split complementary#D9EDE0, #D9E6ED
Tetradic#E6EDD9, #D9EDEA, #E0D9ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFCFC
Darker −10%#DDB6BC
Darker −20%#CC949C
Darker −30%#BC717C
Darker −40%#AA505E
More saturated +25%#F4D2D7
Less saturated −25%#E6E0E1

Channel breakdown

R237
G217
B220
Red237 (92.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue351°
Saturation (HSL)35.71%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D9 · B DC

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