Colour

#EFC9DC

#EFC9DC
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#EFC9DC is a red with RGB values 239, 201, 220 and HSL 330°, 54%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#EFC9DC#EFC9DC

HEX#EFC9DC

RGBrgb(239, 201, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.7882, 0.8627

RGB percentages93.7%, 78.8%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(330, 54.3%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 15.9%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 15.9%, 7.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,714,780

CSS custom property--colour: #EFC9DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.06:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#103623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBD0DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4D5DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F5C9CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.4 Pink · ΔE 10.9 Misty rose · ΔE 14.5 Light pink · ΔE 15.3 Lavender · ΔE 15.6 Lavender blush · ΔE 16

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.39, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9EFDC

Analogous#EFC9EF, #EFC9C9

Triadic#DCEFC9, #C9DCEF

Split complementary#C9EFC9, #C9EFEF

Tetradic#EFEFC9, #C9EFDC, #C9C9EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBF0F6

Darker −10%#E3A2C3

Darker −20%#D87AA9

Darker −30%#CC5390

Darker −40%#B63676

More saturated +25%#F8C0DC

Less saturated −25%#E6D2DC

Channel breakdown

R239

G201

B220

Red239 (93.7%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)54.29%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G C9 · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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