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Recognised as Colour

#EEC9C9

  • #EEC9C9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#EEC9C9 is a red with RGB values 238, 201, 201 and HSL 0°, 52%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#EEC9C9#EEC9C9
HEX#EEC9C9
RGBrgb(238, 201, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7882, 0.7882
RGB percentages93.3%, 78.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(0, 52.1%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 15.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 15.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,649,225
CSS custom property--colour: #EEC9C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.83:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#113636

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCEC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D4C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F6C6C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 9.6Pink · ΔE 11.2Light grey · ΔE 13.9Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4Thistle · ΔE 14.6Lavender blush · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9EEEE
Analogous#EEC9DC, #EEDCC9
Triadic#C9EEC9, #C9C9EE
Split complementary#C9EEDC, #C9DCEE
Tetradic#DCEEC9, #C9EEEE, #DCC9EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF0F0
Darker −10%#E2A2A2
Darker −20%#D67B7B
Darker −30%#C95555
Darker −40%#B33838
More saturated +25%#F7C0C0
Less saturated −25%#E5D2D2

Channel breakdown

R238
G201
B201
Red238 (93.3%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)52.11%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G C9 · B C9

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