Recognised as Colour

#EEB8CB

#EEB8CB
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#EEB8CB is a red with RGB values 238, 184, 203 and HSL 339°, 61%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#EEB8CB#EEB8CB

HEX#EEB8CB

RGBrgb(238, 184, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7216, 0.7961

RGB percentages93.3%, 72.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(338.9, 61.4%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.9, 22.7%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 22.7%, 14.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,644,875

CSS custom property--colour: #EEB8CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#114734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEC1CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CACACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F7B6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 6.7 Light pink · ΔE 9.1 Thistle · ΔE 11.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.3 Misty rose · ΔE 19.8 Silver · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B8EEDB

Analogous#EEB8E6, #EEC0B8

Triadic#CBEEB8, #B8CBEE

Split complementary#B8EEC0, #B8E6EE

Tetradic#E6EEB8, #B8EEDB, #C0B8EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8E1E9

Darker −10%#E48FAD

Darker −20%#DA668F

Darker −30%#D03D71

Darker −40%#B02A59

More saturated +25%#F9ADC8

Less saturated −25%#E3C3CE

Channel breakdown

R238

G184

B203

Red238 (93.3%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue338.89°

Saturation (HSL)61.36%

Lightness82.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G B8 · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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