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Recognised as Colour

#EFE5E9

  • #EFE5E9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender blush

#EFE5E9 is a red with RGB values 239, 229, 233 and HSL 336°, 24%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender blush.

Colour values

#EFE5E9#EFE5E9
HEX#EFE5E9
RGBrgb(239, 229, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.898, 0.9137
RGB percentages93.7%, 89.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(336, 23.8%, 91.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 4.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 2.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,721,961
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE5E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.05:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#101A16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E7E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E8E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F1E5E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender blush · ΔE 4.6Gainsboro · ΔE 5.8White smoke · ΔE 6.3Ghost white · ΔE 7.1Misty rose · ΔE 7.3Snow · ΔE 7.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender blush (#FFF0F5)ΔE 4.63, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5EFEB
Analogous#EFE5EE, #EFE6E5
Triadic#E9EFE5, #E5E9EF
Split complementary#E5EFE6, #E5EEEF
Tetradic#EEEFE5, #E5EFEB, #E6E5EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#DCC5CE
Darker −20%#C8A6B4
Darker −30%#B58699
Darker −40%#A1677E
More saturated +25%#F4E0E8
Less saturated −25%#EAEAEA

Channel breakdown

R239
G229
B233
Red239 (93.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness91.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E5 · B E9

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