Recognised as Colour

#EEB9BC

#EEB9BC
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#EEB9BC is a red with RGB values 238, 185, 188 and HSL 357°, 61%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

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HEX#EEB9BC

RGBrgb(238, 185, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7255, 0.7373

RGB percentages93.3%, 72.5%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(356.6, 60.9%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.6, 22.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 22.3%, 21%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,645,116

CSS custom property--colour: #EEB9BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#114643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C0BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#CECABBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F9B4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 6.4 Light pink · ΔE 8.6 Thistle · ΔE 16.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.5 Misty rose · ΔE 16.7 Silver · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 6.42, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9EEEB

Analogous#EEB9D7, #EED0B9

Triadic#BCEEB9, #B9BCEE

Split complementary#B9EED0, #B9D6EE

Tetradic#D7EEB9, #B9EEEB, #D0B9EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8E2E3

Darker −10%#E49095

Darker −20%#DA676D

Darker −30%#D03E46

Darker −40%#B02B32

More saturated +25%#F9AEB2

Less saturated −25%#E3C4C6

Channel breakdown

R238

G185

B188

Red238 (93.3%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue356.6°

Saturation (HSL)60.92%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G B9 · B BC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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