Colour

#EEC5BC

#EEC5BC
Red
Light
Nearest: Misty rose

#EEC5BC is a red with RGB values 238, 197, 188 and HSL 11°, 60%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#EEC5BC#EEC5BC

HEX#EEC5BC

RGBrgb(238, 197, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7725, 0.7373

RGB percentages93.3%, 77.3%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(10.8, 59.5%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.8, 21%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 17.2%, 21%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,648,188

CSS custom property--colour: #EEC5BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.35:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#113A43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEC9BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7D1BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F8C0C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 12 Pink · ΔE 12.8 Peach puff · ΔE 13.8 Bisque · ΔE 15.6 Light pink · ΔE 15.7 Antique white · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCE5EE

Analogous#EEBCCC, #EEDEBC

Triadic#BCEEC5, #C5BCEE

Split complementary#BCEEDE, #BCCCEE

Tetradic#CCEEBC, #BCE5EE, #DEBCEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8E8E5

Darker −10%#E4A293

Darker −20%#D97F6B

Darker −30%#CF5B42

Darker −40%#B1452D

More saturated +25%#F9BEB2

Less saturated −25%#E3CCC7

Channel breakdown

R238

G197

B188

Red238 (93.3%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue10.8°

Saturation (HSL)59.52%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G C5 · B BC

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